CVE-2026-70465

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.52% (44th) EPSS

CVSS 8.1 · high

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

A buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a position to alter or craft DNS responses to the targeted host to execute arbitrary code via malicious packets.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-120USCWE-120USCWE-120US

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClient <7.2.12all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient <7.4.4all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient< 7.2.12cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient< 7.4.4cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.3enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.2.0 → 7.2.12fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.4.0 → 7.4.4fstec_bduRU
Fortinet FortiClient≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
fortinet forticlient7.2.0 → 7.2.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.4.0 → 7.4.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0296Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Fortinet FortiClientNL2026-08-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in FortiClient voor Windows.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2811Fortinet FortiClient: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2026-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClient ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-08-12modified 2026-10-24

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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