CVE-2026-71408

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS Score

Published: August 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM UTC

Updated: October 24, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to denial of service via <insert attack vector here>

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiOS · Fortinet

95%

Affected range stops below 7.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-162

References (2)

Vendor AdvisoryMitigation

Source: cverecord

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-162

Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-127084.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: LOW

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-770

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