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Fortinet FortiPAM — A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.8.0 through 1.8…
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H H N U H H H 6.6 .0071 50.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
FortiPAM 1.8.0 – —
FortiSASE 26.1.1 – —
FortiProxy 7.4.0 – —
FortiOS 7.4.0 – —
TIMELINE
Jul 7 Reserved by fortinet
Jul 14 Published (CNA: fortinet)
Aug 11 RESCORED — CVE-2026-59837 (Fortinet FortiPAM). CVSS 5.9 → 6.6 (NVD).
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.8.0 through 1.8.2, FortiPAM 1.7 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.13, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions may allow a privileged authenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute arbitrary code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 7, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by fortinet |
| July 14, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: fortinet) |
| August 11, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-59837 (Fortinet FortiPAM). CVSS 5.9 → 6.6 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 4 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Fortinet | FortiPAM | — | 1.8.0 | — |
| Fortinet | FortiSASE | — | 26.1.1 | — |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | — | 7.4.0 | — |
| Fortinet | FortiOS | — | 7.4.0 | — |
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