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CVE-2026-70468 — A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, Fort…

CVE-2026-70468 · FortiManager · CVSS 8.1

In brief

Severity · CVSS
High8.1CVSS 3.1, High
EPSS
0.46%
CISA KEV
Not listed
Vendor
Fortinet
Products
FortiManager
Published · Modified
·
Last verified

Summary

A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager 7.2.5 through 7.2.9, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.5 through 7.2.9 may allow attacker to improper access control via <insert attack vector here>

Weakness: CWE-288

Title, description and the vendor's statements are quoted from the CVE record; a vendor's advisory is summarised in Patcharo's words, with a link.

Affected and fixed versions

Per product and release branch, as the vendor's CVE record and official advisory state them. A fixed release is shown only when a document names it: the vendor's, or CERT-FR's for Check Point, with its source.

6 branches with a published fixed release

Fortinet FortiManager

Source: FG-IR-26-160CVE-2026-70468

  1. 8.0
    Affected versionsNot affected
    First fixed release—
  2. 7.6
    Affected versions7.6.1
    First fixed release7.6.2
  3. 7.4
    Affected versions7.4.3 – 7.4.5
    First fixed release7.4.6
  4. 7.2End of life
    Affected versions7.2.5 – 7.2.9
    First fixed release7.2.10

Releases the vendor does not list are not affected.

Fortinet FortiManager Cloud

Source: FG-IR-26-160CVE-2026-70468

  1. 7.6
    Affected versions7.6.1
    First fixed release7.6.2
  2. 7.4
    Affected versions7.4.3 – 7.4.5
    First fixed release7.4.6
  3. 7.2
    Affected versions7.2.5 – 7.2.9
    First fixed release7.2.10

Releases the vendor does not list are not affected.

Remediation

Fix available

Vendor fix

  • FortiManager 7.67.6.2
  • FortiManager 7.47.4.6
  • FortiManager 7.27.2.10
  • FortiManager Cloud 7.67.6.2
  • FortiManager Cloud 7.47.4.6
  • FortiManager Cloud 7.27.2.10

Upgrade to a fixed release listed above for your branch, or to a later fixed release the vendor explicitly supports.

Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.4.6 or above Upgrade to FortiManager Cloud version 7.2.10 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.4.6 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.2.10 or above

SourceFortinet (CVE record)

SourceFortiGuard FG-IR-26-160

CERT-FR recommendation

Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).

SourceCERTFR-2026-AVI-1015

Last verified 1 Oct 2026 at 09:31 UTC

Known exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV as of the last check.

0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 37%).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CERT-FR

1 document of the French national CERT (ANSSI) references this CVE.

Advisory (AVI)CERTFR-2026-AVI-1015Published 13 Aug 2026

Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet products

Remote denial of serviceRemote arbitrary code executionServer-side request forgery (SSRF)Security policy bypassData confidentiality breachPrivilege escalation

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortinet products. Some of them allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and remote denial of service.

Recommendation

Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).

Official document on cert.ssi.gouv.frread by Patcharo 28 Sept 2026 at 20:03 UTCMachine translation of the French text published by CERT-FR; a text whose translation did not pass Patcharo's checks stays in French. Identifiers, versions and links are copied unchanged.

Timeline

  1. Published by the source
  2. Source record last modified
  3. EPSS score computed
  4. Last verified by Patcharo

Official sources

References

Fortinet · NVD · FIRST EPSS · FortiGuard FG-IR-26-160

How Patcharo reads this

Affected and fixed releases come from the vendor's structured statements and are matched against exact versions; CVSS from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV and the vendor's own advisory, probability from FIRST EPSS. Missing data stays Unknown and never becomes Not affected.

Read the methodologyRead the guide: FortiOS version numbering: branches, patch releases and the Feature and Mature labels

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