CVE-2026-35616

A improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

Affected

Fortinet · FortiClientEMS

CVSS v3.1 FORTINET

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

9.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2026-04-06

Nuclei

high · CWE-284

Published

2026-04-04

Updated

2026-07-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (5)

• fevar54/forticlient_ems_cve_2026_35616_poc.py0★ · 2026-04-06
• 0xBlackash/CVE-2026-356161★ · 2026-04-04
• Alaatk/CVE-2026-3561642★ · 2026-10-14
• wa6n3r/CVE-2026-356161★ · 2026-04-20
• HORKimhab/CVE-2026-356160★ · 2026-05-28

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-35616.yaml

Security advisories

• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-099

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-21839
• CVE-2023-43654
• CVE-2024-21182
• CVE-2024-3094
• CVE-2024-42461
• CVE-2025-20343