Fortinet PSIRT AdvisoriesFG-IR-26-158

Broken access control in the RADIUS type admin group

CVSSv3 Score: 8.8 An Improper Authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in the FortiWeb Remote Radius Type Admin Authentication configured with specific, non-default settings may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to login into the Fortiweb GUI/CLI with a random username and password Revised on 2026-08-12 00:00:00

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8.8CVSS out of 10High severity

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Aug 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC
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Aug 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM UTC
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Sep 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTC
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Vendor: Fortinet
Advisory ID: FG-IR-26-158
Last source check: Sep 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTC

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