Improper Privilege Management in Fortinet FortiManager Products
CVE-2026-126216

3.8LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortimanager
Fortimanager Cloud
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 November 2026

What is CVE-2026-126216?

Fortinet's FortiManager products exhibit a vulnerability stemming from improper privilege management. This flaw allows authenticated administrators to escalate their privileges without appropriate authorization. Attackers may exploit this issue by sending specially crafted requests to the FortiManager GUI, enabling them to bypass established access controls and potentially impersonate internal services. This vulnerability affects various versions within FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud, underscoring the importance for users to assess their systems and ensure all security updates are applied promptly.

Affected Version(s)

FortiManager 8.0.0

FortiManager 7.6.0 <= 7.6.7

FortiManager 7.4.0 <= 7.4.11

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-234

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.8
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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