CVSS 3.1
7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-126211 fortinet: Improper Privilege Management
High (7.2) in fortinet. EPSS 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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A improper privilege management vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.1 through 7.6.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.1 through 7.6.8, FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.1 through 7.6.7, FortiManager Cloud 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1 through 7.6.8 may allow an authenticated privileged attacker to elevate their privileges via crafted JSON-RPC request.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 41st percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- OWASP Top 10
- A06:2025 Insecure Design
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- fortinet (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- fortinet:fortianalyzer
- fortinet:fortianalyzer cloud
- fortinet:fortimanager
- fortinet:fortimanager cloud
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 7.6.1 through 7.6.7 |
| Fortinet FortiAnalyzer | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 |
| Fortinet FortiAnalyzer | from 7.6.1 through 7.6.7 |
| Fortinet FortiManager Cloud | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 |
| Fortinet FortiManager Cloud | from 7.6.1 through 7.6.8 |
| Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 |
| Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud | from 7.6.1 through 7.6.8 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-58 Restful Privilege Elevation Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse Likelihood: High · Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.