CVE-2026-126249: Fortinet FortiAuthenticator privilege escalation
This Fortinet advisory covers CVE-2026-126249 in FortiAuthenticator.
- CVE-2026-126249
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 7.2
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- FortiAuthenticator: 6.6.0 through 8.0.3 (vendor-listed versions)
- Advisory id
- FG-IR-26-263
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
CVSSv3 Score:
7.2
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability[CWE-269] in FortiAuthenticator may allow an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges.
Revised on 2026-11-10 00:00:00
Text from the source record.
- FortiAuthenticator: 6.6.0 through 8.0.3 (vendor-listed versions)
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