# CVE-2026-126216: CVE-2026-126216

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-11. Updated: 2026-11-11.

A improper privilege management vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiManager Cloud 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.11, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.12 may allow an authenticated administrator to escalate their privileges, bypass authorization controls or impersonate internal services via specially crafted requests to the GUI.

## Remediation

- fix: Upgrade to FortiManager version 8.0.2 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager version 8.0.1 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.6.8 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.4.12 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.2.13 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 8.0.2 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.6.8 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.4.12 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.2.13 or above (source: CNA: fortinet)

## Affected products and versions

- Fortinet / FortiManager: 8.0.0 (affected); ≥ 7.6.0; ≤ 7.6.7 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.4.0; ≤ 7.4.11 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.2.0; ≤ 7.2.12 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: fortinet
- Fortinet / FortiManager Cloud: ≥ 8.0.0; ≤ 8.0.1 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.6.0; ≤ 7.6.7 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.4.1; ≤ 7.4.11 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.2.1; ≤ 7.2.12 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: fortinet

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 3.8 (low); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C; source: CNA: fortinet

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-269

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-234 (CNA: fortinet)

## Provenance

- CNA: fortinet: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126216; retrieved 2026-11-11; source updated 2026-11-11

Revision: 241f7c05f622ba258497c198b0b81ed014ddde7fdcb889a3071e0c4c8f09a108

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126216

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