CVE-2026-126218
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0...
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin permission to elevate their privileges to root via crafted HTTP requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin permission to elevate their privileges to root via crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-126218- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-123862
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin permission to elevate their privileges to root via crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
EUVD-2026-123862- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-12
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35c9-x69h-7h3g
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0...
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin permission to elevate their privileges to root via crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
GHSA-35c9-x69h-7h3g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-12
NVD
A authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin permission to elevate their privileges to root via crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-126218- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| cwes, severity | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-126218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Fortinet Fortimanager, published November 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.