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Fortinet PSIRT AdvisoriesFG-IR-26-157

Content-Encoding WAF Evasion

MediumVendor CVSS 5.3 / 10 1 CVE Published Aug 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

CVSSv3 Score:

5.3

An incomplete list of disallowed inputs [CWE-184] in FortiWeb WAF may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass policies via specifically crafted requests.

Revised on 2026-08-12 00:00:00

Products covered

  • FortiWeb

Remediation

Separate remediation guidance was not included in the collected bulletin.

CVEs in this advisory 1

Update history

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    • The vendor changed the advisory summary.
    • CVSS changed from 4.8 to 5.3.
    • Added CVEs: CVE-2026-70466.

Updates

  1. Published by Fortinet

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  2. Added to SecurityAlert

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  3. Confirmed at the source

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