# CVE-2026-70468: Auth bypass in FortiManager

> An attacker can bypass authentication via an alternate path in FortiManager, gaining improper access to the management interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cv9f-9p28-r862

## What is CVE-2026-70468?

CVE-2026-70468 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager, published on 12 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager 7.2.5 through 7.2.9, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.5 through 7.2.9 may allow attacker to improper access control via <insert attack vector here>

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70468?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fortinet Fortimanager, Fortinet Fortimanager Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-70468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-70468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortimanager

- [CVE-2024-47575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47575/): Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-3613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3613/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-6695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6695/): Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiManager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17654/): Cross-site request forgery in Fortinet FortiManager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-3611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3611/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-70468 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager, published on 12 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2026-70468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.