CVE-2026-126257
criticalA use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an unauthentic…
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass credential validation in certain circumstances outside of the attacker's control and gain unauthorized access.
CVSS
9.0
9.0 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@fortinet.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-11-11 22:17
Modified: 2026-11-11 22:17
NVD status: Received
Last synced 4 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 22:42 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-271 psirt@fortinet.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 22:42 UTC · record ↗