CVE-2026-126259
criticalA 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.…
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.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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-26-273 psirt@fortinet.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 22:42 UTC · record ↗