CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-06-09•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-53844Fortinet · Fortios
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
7
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-12
Modified 2026-06-09
External references
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Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-53844Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Fortios"Hosts Shodan identified as running Fortios.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-53844Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-53844Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2025-53844Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-53844GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-53844" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.