CVE-2026-106171: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiManager
Description
CVE-2026-106171 is an os command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, 8.0.0, and FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.6. This flaw allows an attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges by sending specially crafted packets. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.3. An official fix is available from the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Fortinet
FortiManager
Fortinet
FortiManager Cloud
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements in OS commands within Fortinet FortiManager products, enabling an attacker with existing high privileges to escalate their privileges via specially crafted packets. Affected versions include FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, 8.0.0, and FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.6. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires adjacent network access, low attack complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, and impacts integrity and availability. The vendor has released an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges on the affected FortiManager versions can exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges further, potentially compromising system integrity and availability. There is no impact on confidentiality. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet for this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches to affected FortiManager versions to remediate the issue. Since this is an official fix, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:19:41.908Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6ace6f182cdf04f656910f37
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 17:49:12 UTC
Last enriched: 10/13/2026, 18:05:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 21:57:01 UTC
Views: 9
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