Medium SEVERITY — Vulnerability

Stack buffer overflow in WAD

CVSSv3 Score: 5.1 A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FortiOS explicit proxy may allow an unauthenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute arbitrary code or commands in the context of the WAD daemon via crafted sockets, only if the explicit proxy is configured with Kerberos authentication and SOCKS enabled. Revised on 2026-08-12 00:00:00

Platform
FortiGate / FortiOS
CVSS Score
5.1/10
Advisory
FG-IR-26-161
Published
12 August 2026
Views
42
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Summary

CVSSv3 Score: 5.1 A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FortiOS explicit proxy may allow an unauthenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute arbitrary code or commands in the context of the WAD daemon via crafted sockets, only if the explicit proxy is configured with Kerberos authentication and SOCKS enabled. Revised on 2026-08-12 00:00:00

Source

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