CVSS 3.1
7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-126169 fortinet fortimail: Argument Injection
High (7.2) in fortinet fortimail. EPSS 0.7% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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A improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiMail 7.2 all versions may allow an authenticated remote attacker with domain admin or admin privileges to delete users of other tenant domains on a paired FortiAuthenticator, execute arbitrary code as root or arbitrary CLI commands, and read or write arbitrary files as root via crafted HTTP requests to the administrative interface.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.7% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 52nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command (Argument Injection)
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2025 Injection
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- fortinet (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiMail | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.2 |
| Fortinet FortiMail | from 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 |
| Fortinet FortiMail | from 7.4.0 through 7.4.8 |
| Fortinet FortiMail | from 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-41 Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-88 OS Command Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-137 Parameter Injection Likelihood: Medium · Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-174 Flash Parameter Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-460 HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) Severity: Medium
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.