CVE-2026-70468

Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.1)—

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>

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.46%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 38
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Primary impactT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 %
Secondary impactT1005 Data from Local Systemcollection70 %

CWE-288 (authentication bypass) en servicio de red accesible sin privilegios previos (AV:N/PR:N) sugiere T1190. El bypass de autenticación permite acceso no autorizado (T1078) y potencial lectura de datos sensibles en FortiManager (T1005).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Application Developer Guidance Active Directory Configuration Vulnerability Scanning User Training User Account Management

Affected technologies (2)

Fortinet — Fortimanager Fortinet — Fortimanager Cloud

CWEs

CWE-288

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-160

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