
Fortinet patches critical unauthenticated code-execution flaws in management products
CVE-2026-126261 hits listed FortiManager branches; Fortinet reports no known exploitation, with fixes in 7.2.9, 7.4.6, 7.6.8 and 8.0.1.
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CVE-2026-126261 hits listed FortiManager branches; Fortinet reports no known exploitation, with fixes in 7.2.9, 7.4.6, 7.6.8 and 8.0.1.

CVE-2026-126170 scores 9.8 on the JSON-RPC API; FGFM and OFTP flaws can also run code before login.
A read-only authenticated user can alter filesystem files through crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests; CVSS is 7.3.
The CVSS 9.1 CWE-639 issue also covers FortiAnalyzer and both cloud products; no fix or exploitation is stated.
The CVSS 8.8 flaw also covers both Cloud products and is triggered by crafted JSON-RPC requests.

Fixes cover FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiMail and FortiAuthenticator; Fortinet says public diffs will show attackers where to look.

Fixed builds are listed for current branches, while FortiMail 7.2 must move to branch 7.4 or above.

Minimum fixed builds are set for October 22, while PSIRT advisories and CVE details are due November 10.

October 22 updates precede November 10 PSIRT advisories; Fortinet reports no active exploitation and lists no CVE IDs.

Canada's Cyber Centre urges patches for file-write and SQL-injection flaws across several Fortinet products.
Fortinet says SQL injection in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager lets low-privileged users run arbitrary commands.
Uninitialized variable flaw (CVSS 5.9) in FortiAnalyzer's SNMP daemon lets remote authenticated attackers cause denial of service via SNMP GETBULK requests.
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