# CVE-2026-126216: Privilege escalation in FortiManager

> Authenticated FortiManager administrators can escalate privileges, bypass authorization, or impersonate internal services via crafted GUI requests.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Harmful if only installed:** No
- **Needs a specific call:** No
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mr4v-g44r-g9x8

## What is CVE-2026-126216?

CVE-2026-126216 is a low-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126216?

An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.


## How do I fix CVE-2026-126216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-126216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-126216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-126216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-126216 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-126216 is a low-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-126216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Exposure: An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiManager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126216/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126216/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126216
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126216
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-126216

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126216/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.