Graylog is a free and open log management platform. Prior to Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3, the FortiGate key-value syslog parser in graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.java and graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/SyslogCodec.java mishandles field-like text inside quoted values. GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.getFields() uses KV_PATTERN and QUOTED_KV_PATTERN, while SyslogCodec.parse() invokes the FortiGateSyslogEvent parser; crafted values containing = or backslash-escaped quotes can cause embedded keys such as srcip, dstip, date, time, and tz to remove or overwrite original top-level fields or produce an invalid message that Graylog discards. An unauthenticated network sender who can submit syslog messages can therefore manipulate security-log fields or evade logging to obscure malicious activity. This issue is fixed in Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3.
CVE-2026-55841
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 38(Track)EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 28%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 28, 2026
Last Modified
August 28, 2026
Advisory Details (9)
Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026commit dde76d7432c4 (Graylog2/graylog2-server)
Fix landed in Graylog2/graylog2-server commit dde76d7432c4 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/dde76d7432c469887d9a95c208083c5f0f73c70dcommit d5051e604c96 (Graylog2/graylog2-server)
Fix landed in Graylog2/graylog2-server commit d5051e604c96 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/d5051e604c962ef3d4e5e8e434d0ff4907d2140dcommit 85dc699d6319 (Graylog2/graylog2-server)
Fix landed in Graylog2/graylog2-server commit 85dc699d6319 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/85dc699d6319aea433583dc239077a3a799c8627commit 793df6e8202e (Graylog2/graylog2-server)
Fix landed in Graylog2/graylog2-server commit 793df6e8202e — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/793df6e8202ea55c15a762e47a2a8a775961dd3fFix FortiGate syslog parser handling of quoted values (`6.3`)
Fix merged in Graylog2/graylog2-server PR #26059 on 2026-05-19 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/pull/26059Fix FortiGate syslog parser handling of quoted values (`7.0`)
Fix merged in Graylog2/graylog2-server PR #26057 on 2026-05-19 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/pull/26057Fix FortiGate syslog parser handling of quoted values (`7.1`)
Fix merged in Graylog2/graylog2-server PR #26056 on 2026-05-19 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/pull/26056Fix FortiGate syslog parser handling of quoted values
Fix merged in Graylog2/graylog2-server PR #26050 on 2026-05-19 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/pull/26050Fortigate syslog message parser can be exploited to modify or delete fields from the original message · Advisory · Graylog2/graylog2-server · GitHub
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/security/advisories/GHSA-gqr6-r77p-c2pjVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55841(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-28 23:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 22:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 22:18 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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