A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an…
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass credential validation in certain circumstances outside of the attacker's control and gain unauthorized access.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiAuthenticator
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.0 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-259
- Exposure class
- Identity
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 51 (High)
- CVSS v3.1 9.0 critical
- Exposed product class: identity
- Widely deployed vendor product (Fortinet)
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-126257 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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