# CVE-2026-121527: A execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.3 through 7.4.7, FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1…

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123902
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-121527 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.3 (medium) and affects FortiClientEMS; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Summary

Fortinet FortiClientEMS has a flaw that lets a local attacker who already has admin privileges gain a root shell by running crafted CLI commands. Because the attacker must already be logged in as an administrator on the machine, the flaw gives them full control beyond what their account should allow.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiClientEMS: from 7.4.3, through 7.4.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.1; from 7.2.12, through 7.2.15; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.10

## Description

A execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.3 through 7.4.7, FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiClientEMS 7.2 all versions may allow an authenticated local attacker with admin privileges to gain root shell access via CLI commands.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-121527 (A execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.3 through 7.4.7, FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1…), using the cve.now data below.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-121527 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Fortinet FortiClientEMS: from 7.4.3, through 7.4.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.1; from 7.2.12, through 7.2.15; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.10
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-121527 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-121527 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-192
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121527
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-121527"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121527 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121527

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121527?

FortiClientEMS: from 7.4.3 through 7.4.7; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1; from 7.2.12 through 7.2.15; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.10.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121527

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-192

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121527
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121527

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