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Unauthenticated FortiMai path traversal may allow command execution

Original title: Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory

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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesFortinet revises FortiMail path-traversal advisory FG-IR-26-199Merged summary & timeline
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Fortinet scores the issue CVSS 7.5; the November 10 revision does not list versions or attacks.

Fortinet PSIRT reports a CWE-22 path-traversal flaw in FortiMai. An unauthenticated attacker may execute unauthorized commands through crafted requests. The advisory, FG-IR-26-205, was revised on November 10, 2026. The snippet gives no affected or fixed versions.

Unconfirmed: Affected versions, fixes, and exploitation status are not in the snippet.

Key facts
  • CVSSv3 score is 7.5.
  • The attacker does not need to authenticate.
  • The weakness is classified as CWE-22.
  • Product name in the advisory is FortiMai.
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: unauthenticated execution of unauthorized commands

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From the original article

CVSSv3 Score: 7. 5 An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiMai may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via crafted requests. Revised on 2026-11-10 00:00:00

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