CVE-2026-24858
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0
02 Description
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-01-27. Federal remediation due 2026-01-30.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 86.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-01-27 19:18Z9 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-09 14:27Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-27
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ba80e0250328f0c5a61bea7f4a7bed6a95f049dbf22408803e24b6fabc511f36
05 Affected products
06 References
- fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-060
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-24858
- www.fortinet.comhttps://www.fortinet.com/blog/psirt-blogs/analysis-of-sso-abuse-on-fortios
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-975644.html
07 Remediation
Upgrade to upcoming FortiOS version 8.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.6 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.11 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.13 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.19 or above Upgrade to upcoming FortiManager version 8.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.6.6 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.4.10 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.2.12 or above Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.0.16 or above Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.6.6 or above Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.10 or above Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.2.12 or above Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.16 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.6.5 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.4.13 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.16 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.23 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 8.0.4 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.6.7 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.12 or above Upgrade to FortiNAC-F version 7.6.6 or above Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.9 or above Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.8 or above