CVE-2026-22572 Auth bypass in FortiAnalyzer
Attackers with admin passwords can bypass multifactor authentication in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager by submitting crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22572?
CVE-2026-22572 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 10 Mar 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.2 through 7.2.11, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.2 through 7.2.11 may allow an attacker with knowledge of the admins password to bypass multifactor authentication checks via submitting multiple crafted requests.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22572?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager, Fortinet Fortimanager Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-22572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortianalyzer
- CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2023-25610 Memory corruption in FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x29j-xwrc-hxr3.