Vulnerability

CVE-2026-70468

High· 8.1CVSS8.1EPSS0%

.rules3/5

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>

Threat signal

81/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

8.1

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

8.1/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityHighRequires conditions outside attacker's control (race, brute-force, configuration
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.46%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p39

higher than 39% of all CVEs

2-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-70468. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCTrack

Total impact on non-trivial mission systems

exploitation: none
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-08-12Published
2026-10-24Last modified1 source

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-160