CVE-2026-21643: Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Fortinet FortiClient EMS contains a SQL injection vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Fortinet FortiClient EMS contains a SQL injection vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Fortinet FortiClient EMS.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update Fortinet FortiClient EMS to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21643
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-21643Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.8% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-21643 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Fortinet FortiClient EMS
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownNCSC-2026-0243 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerability fixed in Fortinet FortiClient EMSncsc-nl · 2026-07-17
- medium[NEW] [medium] Fortinet FortiClient EMS: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-07-15
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-35616: Fortinet FortiClient EMS Improper Access Control Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-04-06
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-48788: Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-03-25
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