CVSS 3.1
8.0 highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-126181 fortinet fortimanager: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
High (8.0) in fortinet fortimanager. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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A use of hard-coded credentials 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, FortiManager 7.2 all versions may allow an adjacent-network authenticated attacker with user permission to join the FGFM configuration-sync mesh of the affected FortiGate deployment via the default pre-shared key.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 3rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- OWASP Top 10
- A07:2025 Authentication Failures
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- fortinet (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiManager | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 |
| Fortinet FortiManager | from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7 |
| Fortinet FortiManager | from 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 |
| Fortinet FortiManager | from 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-70 Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
- CAPEC-191 Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable Severity: Low
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.