CVE-2026-126217 Privilege escalation in FortiAnalyzer
Authenticated administrators can escalate privileges, bypass authorization, or impersonate internal services via crafted GUI requests on FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-126217?
CVE-2026-126217 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A incorrect authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.11, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, 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-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126217?
An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.
How do I fix CVE-2026-126217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-126217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and run services with the fewest rights they need. More about Privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-126217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-126217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmwj-9h5c-w25g.