
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.
Fortinet rates the command-injection path CVSS 8.4; the notice does not name versions, fixes or active attacks.
An attacker who can reach the FGFM port may run code before the registration password is verified; CVSS 9.0.

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.

CISA added CVE-2025-61624 to KEV; the memory-only implant rides legitimate FortiGate process traffic.

Unit 42 says PEERSTITCH, planted through FortiManager flaws, exposed material for more than 500 firewalls.

Unit 42 details PEERSTITCH, a memory-resident implant used against FortiGate firewalls at a telecom MSP.

Attackers exploited Fortinet flaws at a telecom MSP and deployed the stealthy PEERSTITCH implant on FortiGate firewalls.

Unit 42 says UNC5820 stole data on 500-plus FortiGates and deployed memory-resident PEERSTITCH malware.

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.
Fortinet disclosed an improper access control flaw (CVSS 4.7) in FortiManager allowing administrators to bypass workflow session email approval via crafted HTTP requests.
FortiManager FGFM flaw (CVSS 7.3) lets an attacker with a valid certificate impersonate any managed FortiGate under a specific CLI option.
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