CVE-2026-35616: Fortinet FortiClient EMS Improper Access Control 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 an improper access control vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Fortinet FortiClient EMS contains an improper access control vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of FortiClient EMS.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of FortiClient EMS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35616
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-2026-35616Already 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-2026-35616 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownAPI authentication and authorization bypassfortinet
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