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CVE-2020-12816

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiNAC before 8.7.2 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the UserID of Admin Users.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiNAC: before 8.7.3 — fixed in 8.7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiNAC 8.7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-002
• https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-002
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-002

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