{
  "document": {
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE"
      }
    },
    "lang": "nl",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this page to enhance access to its information and security advisories. The use of this security advisory is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\n    NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this page is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or continuous keeping up-to-date. The information contained in this security advisory is intended solely for the purpose of providing general information to professional users. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\n    NCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of this security advisory. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in the advisory.\n    This security advisory is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this advisory will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings."
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "Fortinet heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in FortiClient voor Windows.",
        "title": "Feiten"
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "De kwetsbaarheid betreft een klassieke buffer overflow in de verwerking van DNS response packets. Deze ontstaat door een buffer copy operatie zonder controle op de grootte van de input. Hierdoor kan een niet-geauthenticeerde aanvaller kwaadaardige DNS responses opstellen en versturen. Bij succesvolle exploitatie kan de aanvaller willekeurige code uitvoeren binnen de context van de FortiClient applicatie.",
        "title": "Interpretaties"
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "Fortinet heeft updates uitgebracht om de kwetsbaarheid te verhelpen. Zie bijgevoegde referenties voor meer informatie.",
        "title": "Oplossingen"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "medium",
        "title": "Kans"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "high",
        "title": "Schade"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (\u0027Classic Buffer Overflow\u0027)",
        "title": "CWE-120"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "cert@ncsc.nl",
      "name": "Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum",
      "namespace": "https://www.ncsc.nl/"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Reference",
        "url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-156"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Fortinet FortiClient",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-13T13:03:31.447610Z",
      "generator": {
        "date": "2025-08-04T16:30:00Z",
        "engine": {
          "name": "V.A.",
          "version": "1.3"
        }
      },
      "id": "NCSC-2026-0296",
      "initial_release_date": "2026-08-13T13:03:31.447610Z",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2026-08-13T13:03:31.447610Z",
          "number": "1.0.0",
          "summary": "Initiele versie"
        }
      ],
      "status": "final",
      "version": "1.0.0"
    }
  },
  "product_tree": {
    "branches": [
      {
        "branches": [
          {
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "vers:unknown/*",
                "product": {
                  "name": "vers:unknown/*",
                  "product_id": "CSAFPID-1"
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_name",
            "name": "FortiClient"
          }
        ],
        "category": "vendor",
        "name": "Fortinet"
      }
    ]
  },
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2026-70465",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-120",
        "name": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (\u0027Classic Buffer Overflow\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "other",
          "text": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (\u0027Classic Buffer Overflow\u0027)",
          "title": "CWE-120"
        },
        {
          "category": "description",
          "text": "A buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient Windows versions 7.2.0 to 7.2.11 and 7.4.0 to 7.4.3 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS response packets.",
          "title": "Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-1"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "self",
          "summary": "CVE-2026-70465 | NCSC-NL Website",
          "url": "https://vulnerabilities.ncsc.nl/csaf/v2/2026/cve-2026-70465.json"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 8.1,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-1"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "title": "CVE-2026-70465"
    }
  ]
}