CVE-2026-59841: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent
A improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via <insert attack vector here>
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 contain a vulnerability due to improper restriction of communication channels to intended endpoints. This flaw may enable an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-59841 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9, reflecting medium severity. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires adjacent network access with high attack complexity and no user interaction, and it impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users of FortiSIEMWindowsAgent versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 should apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to mitigate the risk of privilege escalation.
CVE-2026-59841: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent
Description
A improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via <insert attack vector here>
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiemwindowsagent:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiemwindowsagent:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 contain a vulnerability due to improper restriction of communication channels to intended endpoints. This flaw may enable an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-59841 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9, reflecting medium severity. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires adjacent network access with high attack complexity and no user interaction, and it impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users of FortiSIEMWindowsAgent versions 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 should apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to mitigate the risk of privilege escalation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-07T15:21:38.323Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a565a3d68715ace43c7b751
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 15:48:13 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 16:08:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 03:01:43 UTC
Views: 9
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