CVE-2026-24858

critical Fortinet ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: January 27, 2026 (106 days ago)
Last Modified: May 12, 2026
Vendor: Fortinet
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2026-01-27
Remediation Due: 2026-01-30 (⚠ 104d overdue)

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiAnalyzer 7.0.0 through 7.0.15, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.15, FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.18, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.12, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.15, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.22, FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 may allow an attacker with a FortiCloud account and a registered device to log into other devices registered to other accounts, if FortiCloud SSO authentication is enabled on those devices.

CWE

CWE-288

Affected Products

fortinet fortianalyzerfortinet fortimanagerfortinet fortiproxyfortinet fortiwebfortinet fortiossiemens ruggedcom ape1808 firmware

References

🔗 fortiguard.fortinet.com 🔗 cert-portal.siemens.com 🔗 www.cisa.gov 🔗 www.fortinet.com