9.8Critical
Fortinet Fortiweb
CVE-2026-26035
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 this means for your business
- It affects Fortinet Fortiweb. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.7% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 49% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Fortinet Fortiweb, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Assigned by
- psirt@fortinet.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-12
- Last modified
- 2026-09-08
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiweb7.2.0 - 7.2.13, 7.4.0 - 7.4.12, 7.6.0 - 7.6.7, 8.0.0 - 8.0.3
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.