CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-126259 fortinet fortios
Critical (9.8) in fortinet fortios. EPSS 0.6% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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A missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 8.0.0, FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.12, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with HA FGSP + standalone-config-sync, or autoscale to execute command as super admin via crafted HA packets.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% 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.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · 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-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
- 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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Affected
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiOS | 8.0.0 |
| 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 FortiOS | from 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-12 Choosing Message Identifier Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-36 Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
- CAPEC-62 Cross Site Request Forgery Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-166 Force the System to Reset Values Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-216 Communication Channel Manipulation
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.
History
- Score 9.0 → 9.8 critical
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