CVSS 3.1
7.4 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCVE-2026-126255 fortinet: Path Traversal: '../filedir'
High (7.4) in fortinet. EPSS 0.8% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
A path traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.12, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.13, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication via specially crafted credentials.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.8% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 56th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-24 Path Traversal: '../filedir'
- 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 FortiOS | from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7 |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 7.4.0 through 7.4.12 |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.6.0 through 1.6.2 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.5.0 through 1.5.1 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.3.0 through 1.3.1 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | 1.2.0 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.1.0 through 1.1.2 |
| Fortinet FortiPAM | from 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 |