CVE-2026-40688
HighCVSS 7.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk93th percentile - higher than 93% of all known CVEs
Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 8.0.0-8.0.3, 7.6.0-7.6.6, 7.4.0-7.4.11 allows a remote privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.
Risk Assessment
A privileged attacker could take control of the FortiWeb system by executing arbitrary code or commands.
Recommendation
Update FortiWeb to a patched version (e.g., 8.0.4 or later).
Other vulnerabilities in FortiWeb
See all- CVE-2026-26035Critical
An Improper Authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 8.0.0-8.0.2, 7.6.0-7.6.6, 7.4.0-7.4.11, 7.2.0-7.2.12, 7.0.0-7.0.12 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to login into the Fortiweb GUI/CLI with a random username and password.
- CVE-2026-70466Medium
Fortinet FortiWeb versions 8.0.0-8.0.2, 7.6.0-7.6.5, 7.4 (all), 7.2 (all), and 7.0 (all) have an incomplete list of disallowed inputs vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to cause improper access control.
Original NVD description (English source)
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability [CWE-787] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or command via crafted HTTP requests.