CVE-2025-53870

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in OS Command Injection in Fortinet FortiAP Devices

Published May 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via a specifically crafted cli command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiAP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6.0`	affected	≤ 7.6.2
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.5
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.6
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.7
`6.4.3`	affected	≤ 6.4.9

Fortinet

FortiAP-W2

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.4
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.5
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.8

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2::::::::

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Fortinet

Fortiap

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[7.6.0,7.6.2]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.4.0,7.4.5]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.2.0,7.2.6]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.0.0,7.0.7]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.4.3,6.4.9]`	affected	semver	—

Fortinet

Fortiap-w2

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[7.4.0,7.4.4]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.2.0,7.2.5]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.0.0,7.0.8]`	affected	semver	—

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to FortiAP version 7.6.3 or above Upgrade to FortiAP version 7.4.6 or above Upgrade to FortiAP-U version 7.0.6 or above Upgrade to FortiAP-W2 version 7.4.5 or above

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.561% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-133

History

May 15, 2026 2:30 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap::::::::

May 12, 2026 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

May 12, 2026 7:15 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in OS Command Injection in Fortinet FortiAP Devices

May 12, 2026 5:30 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via a specifically crafted cli command.
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet fortiap Fortinet fortiap-w2
Weaknesses		CWE-78
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:7.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:6.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:7.6.2:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet fortiap Fortinet fortiap-w2
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-133
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`