---
id: CVE-2025-53680
title: >-
  An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ("OS
  Command Injection") vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP
  7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions,
  FortiAP 7.…
summary: >-
  An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ("OS
  Command Injection") vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP
  7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions,
  FortiAP 7.…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: fortinet
product: fortiap
affected:
  - 'fortiap >= 6.4.0, < 7.4.6'
  - 'fortiap >= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3'
  - 'fortiap-u >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6'
  - 'fortiap-w2 >= 7.2.0, < 7.4.5'
patched:
  - fortiap 7.6.3
  - fortiap-u 7.0.6
  - fortiap-w2 7.4.5
published: '2026-05-12'
updated: '2026-07-08'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53680'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-131'
    label: psirt@fortinet.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00561
epssPercentile: 0.45473
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T14:51:15.656Z'
---

## Overview

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ("OS Command Injection") vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-U 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, FortiAP-U 6.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions allows an authenticated privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted CLI requests.

## Affected

- `fortiap >= 6.4.0, < 7.4.6`
- `fortiap >= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3`
- `fortiap-u >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6`
- `fortiap-w2 >= 7.2.0, < 7.4.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `fortiap 7.6.3`
- `fortiap-u 7.0.6`
- `fortiap-w2 7.4.5`