Sensitive-file deletion via command argument injection
Published Mar 10, 2026 · Updated Mar 10, 2026
Argument injection in affected Fortinet FortiDeceptor releases allows remote authenticated users to delete sensitive files. The CLI request path passes crafted HTTP input to a command without neutralizing argument delimiters, so injected arguments select files for deletion; Fortinet has not identified the command or endpoint. Exploitation requires an authenticated super-admin profile with CLI access, and the reported consequence is file deletion rather than code execution.
Summary
What happened
Argument injection in affected Fortinet FortiDeceptor releases allows remote authenticated users to delete sensitive files. The CLI request path passes crafted HTTP input to a command without neutralizing argument delimiters, so injected arguments select files for deletion; Fortinet has not identified the command or endpoint. Exploitation requires an authenticated super-admin profile with CLI access, and the reported consequence is file deletion rather than code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-25689
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiDeceptor
- Classifications
- CWE-88, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Mar 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.0.0 <=4.0.2
- Affected versionversion=4.1.0 <=4.1.1
- Affected versionversion=4.2.0
- Affected versionversion=4.3.0
- Affected versionversion=5.0.0
- Affected versionversion=5.1.0
- Affected versionversion=5.2.0 <=5.2.2
- Affected versionversion=5.3.0 <=5.3.4
- Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.3
- Affected versionversion=6.2.0
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