CVE-2026-71408: Denial of service in Fortinet FortiOS
A allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to denial of service via <insert attack vector here>
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS involves uncontrolled allocation of resources without limits or throttling, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. It affects FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, all 7.4 versions, and all 7.2 versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.0, indicating medium severity. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Fortinet, and patches are available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting availability of FortiOS devices. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Fortinet for FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, all 7.4 versions, and all 7.2 versions to remediate this vulnerability. Since an official fix is available, updating to patched versions is the recommended mitigation.
CVE-2026-71408: Denial of service in Fortinet FortiOS
Description
A allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to denial of service via <insert attack vector here>
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.0medium
Affected software
Fortinet
FortiOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS involves uncontrolled allocation of resources without limits or throttling, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. It affects FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, all 7.4 versions, and all 7.2 versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.0, indicating medium severity. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Fortinet, and patches are available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting availability of FortiOS devices. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Fortinet for FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, all 7.4 versions, and all 7.2 versions to remediate this vulnerability. Since an official fix is available, updating to patched versions is the recommended mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-06T12:21:13.400Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a7c6a15bf8831d5398b361a
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 12:41:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 12:58:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 01:47:44 UTC
Views: 60
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