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Fortimail CVE-2025-32756

CRITICAL
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2025-05-13 psirt@fortinet.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

Critical risk (CVSS 9.8, EPSS 41.6%). The cross-product nature means organizations running multiple Fortinet products face a broader attack surface. FortiMail is particularly sensitive as it processes all corporate email.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker targets FortiMail for maximum impact, exploiting the buffer overflow to gain code execution on the mail gateway. This provides access to all corporate email, enabling business email compromise, credential harvesting, and intelligence collection.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited), no patch available.
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) No patch listed yet 41.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

Fortinet FortiCamera, FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, and FortiVoice contain a stack-based buffer overflow enabling unauthenticated remote code execution across multiple Fortinet products.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 28, 2026 - 18:41 CVSS 9.8

A stack buffer overflow affects multiple Fortinet products (FortiCamera, FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, FortiVoice), enabling unauthenticated remote code execution across the Fortinet product portfolio.

RemediationAI

Apply Fortinet security updates across all affected products. Prioritize FortiMail patching. Monitor for exploitation indicators.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The CWE-121 stack overflow in shared code affects multiple Fortinet products simultaneously. The vulnerability allows memory corruption through crafted requests, leading to arbitrary code execution.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Added to CISA KEV
Jan 14, 2026 - 19:18 cisa
CISA KEV
CVE Published
May 13, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1.0 through 2.1.3, FortiCamera 2.0 all versions, FortiCamera 1.1 all versions, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiMail 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiMail 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiNDR 7.6.0, FortiNDR 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiNDR 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiNDR 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiRecorder 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiRecorder 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, FortiRecorder 6.4.0 through 6.4.5, FortiVoice 7.2.0, FortiVoice 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiVoice 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via sending HTTP requests with specially crafted hash cookie.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1.0 face critical risk from CVE-2025-32756, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8. Exploitation could allow attackers to corrupt memory, crash the application, or potentially execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild (KEV-listed) and requires immediate remediation. Immediate patching is required per CISA KEV mandate.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Enable ASLR and DEP where available; (2) Implement network segmentation; (3) Monitor for exploitation indicators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
41.6%
Top 3% exploitable

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV Yes
Public POC No
EPSS 41.6%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited), no patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Immediate
Exploitation· derived
Active
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

141
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: +50
EPSS: +42
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortirecorder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortirecorder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortirecorder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortivoice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortivoice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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