A incorrect authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access. Full impersonation however requires the attacker to obtain pre-required id and data via other means.

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to FortiAuthenticator version 8.0.4 or above Upgrade to FortiAuthenticator version 6.6.11 or above Upgrade to upcoming FortiAuthenticator version 6.5.8 or above


Workaround

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History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Title FortiAuthenticator Authorization Bypass Allowing Unauthorized Access

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description A incorrect authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access. Full impersonation however requires the attacker to obtain pre-required id and data via other means.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet fortiauthenticator
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortiauthenticator
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T04:59:17.784Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T20:09:40.669Z

Link: CVE-2026-126242

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-11T22:17:23.893

Modified: 2026-11-13T05:18:26.657

Link: CVE-2026-126242

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-13T05:45:15Z

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