CVE•Published 2026-08-12•Modified 2026-09-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-70465Fortinet · Forticlient
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
50
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 50% of all CVEs
Description
A buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a position to alter or craft DNS responses to the targeted host to execute arbitrary code via malicious packets.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-09-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
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-2026-70465Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Fortinet Forticlient"All exposed Fortinet Forticlient instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Forticlient"HTTP body or banner mentions "Forticlient" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-70465Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-70465Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-70465Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-70465GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-70465" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-70465 on GitHub.