Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-21643

Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run FortiClient EMS, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 16, 2026.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
FortiClient EMSFortinet7.4.4KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

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References

  • fortiguard.fortinet.com https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-1142
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21643
  • github.com https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-21643/blob/main/cve-2026-21643.py
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21643