SB2026071496 - Path traversal in Fortinet products
Published: July 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026071496
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-59839)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to damange or delete data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') of root file system. A privileged authenticated attacker with physical access can the device to delete the file system via crafted CLI commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.