Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-26012 is a medium-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiap. Its CVSS base score is 6.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 50th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-26012 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command. It affects Fortinet FortiAP-S all 6.2 versions and 6.4.0 through 6.4.9; FortiAP-W2 all 6.4 versions, all 7.0 versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.2; and FortiAP all 6.4 versions, all 7.0 versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.2. The issue enables a local authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code via the CLI. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), rated as medium severity.
An attacker requires local access and high-privilege authentication (PR:H) to exploit the vulnerability with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary OS commands, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected FortiAP device.
Mitigation details are available in the Fortinet PSIRT advisory at https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-405. Security practitioners should consult this reference for patching instructions and workarounds specific to the affected versions.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23308
Vulnerability Data
A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiAP-S 6.2 all verisons, and 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, FortiAP-W2 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiAP 6.4…
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all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 allow a local authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code via the CLI.
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.
Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.
Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.
Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.
Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.