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Fortinet FortiWeb's Improper Authentication Allows Unauthenticated Attackers to Bypass Login Controls and Access the Web Application Firewall Management Interface

Last refreshed2026-09-27

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-26035

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-26035
CVSS Score / Version9.8 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-20
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsFortinet FortiWeb
Classified asCWE-287 (Improper Authentication)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (53% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
FortinetFortiWeb
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMulti-sector

What to Know

An Improper Authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.12 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to login into the Fortiweb GUI/CLI with a random username and password

What to Do

Monitor Fortinet's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26035
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26035
Vendor advisoryhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-158