Medium severity · published May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-53680
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ("OS Command Injection") vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP…
6.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ("OS Command Injection") vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-U 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, FortiAP-U 6.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions allows an authenticated privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted CLI requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiAP · Fortinet
7.6.0 through 7.6.2; 7.4.0 through 7.4.5; 7.2.0 through 7.2.6; 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.4.3 through 6.4.9 · source: vendor, NVD
FO
FortiAP-U · Fortinet
7.0.0 through 7.0.5; 6.2.0 through 6.2.6 · source: vendor, NVD
FO
FortiAP-W2 · Fortinet
7.4.0 through 7.4.4; 7.2.0 through 7.2.5; 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53680
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53680
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-131
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