Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download
- Severity
- High7.8CVSS 3.1, High
- EPSS
- 0.87%
- Published
- 4 Jan 2022
- Updated
- 17 Jun 2026
Description
Title, description and vendor guidance are quoted from the source records.
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in the "execute restore src-vis" command of FortiOS before 7.0.3 may allow a local authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files on the device via specially crafted update packages.
Weakness: CWE-494
Known exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 10 Dec 2021
Federal remediation due date: 24 Dec 2021
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Exploit prediction
0.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 57%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Patcharo shows this vulnerability for information but does not match versions for this product yet.
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS · FortiOS before 7.0.3
References
Provenance
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- Fortinet (CVE record)
- Fortinet (CVE record) · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · 27 Sept 2026, 23:42 UTC · Parser patcharo-kev/1.0.0
- NVD
- NVD · 27 Sept 2026, 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
- FIRST EPSS
- FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0
Last verified: 28 Sept 2026, 02:31 UTC