{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-126249 in the wild and no public exploit code.","exposure":"An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-126249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-126249 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-126249 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-126249 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-126249 in the wild and no public exploit code.\nExposure: An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.\n\nAffected product: Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126249/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-126249","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126249/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-126249","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-7pp5-jx7c-4jx9"],"analysis":{"component_type":"network_device","exploitable_when_present":false,"fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"authentication appliance","requires_auth":"high_privilege","requires_specific_call":false,"summary":"An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges on Fortinet FortiAuthenticator due to improper privilege management.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation","vulnerable_functions":[]},"analysis_generated_by":"sbomify/insights-2b-fp8","assigner":"fortinet","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.2,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"A improper privilege management vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in FortiAuthenticator","id":"CVE-2026-126249","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator","id":"CVE-2026-126250"},"nickname":null,"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Information disclosure in FortiAuthenticator","id":"CVE-2026-126248"},"products":["FortiAuthenticator"],"published":"2026-11-11","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-11-12","vendors":["Fortinet"]},"summary":"An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges on Fortinet FortiAuthenticator due to improper privilege management.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-126249/"}