Vulnerability

CVE-2026-23705

High· 7.2CVSS7.2EPSS0%

.rules3/5

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiManager 7.2 all versions may allow a low privileged user to execute arbitrary commands via crafted requests.

Threat signal

75/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

7.2/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredHighAdmin / root privileges required.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.31%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p23

higher than 23% of all CVEs

2-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-23705. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCTrack

Total impact on non-trivial mission systems

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-10-13Published
2026-10-23Last modified1 source

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-178