CVE
A improper authentication vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through…
Affects Fortinet FortiMail 7.0 through 7.6.6 and 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, including all 7.2 and 7.0 versions. Fixed in FortiMail 8.0.2 or above.
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.0.2
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 8.0.2.
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 40/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Unclear
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Fortinet FortiMail has an improper authentication flaw that lets an attacker gain access to other users' secure email accounts. The attacker can reach it remotely without logging in, by sending crafted HTTP requests.
Read the original description
A improper authentication vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiMail 7.2 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to other users' secure email accounts via crafted HTTP requests.
Who should check
Teams running self-hosted Fortinet FortiMail 7.0 to 8.0.1 (7.2 and 7.0 need migration to a fixed release). FortiMail Cloud was already updated by Fortinet.
Read the source excerpt
“FortiMail 7.6 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 Upgrade to 7.6.7 or above”
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure17/25No login or user action needed, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: Advisories don't say whether default setups are affected
- Reach14/20Affects Fortinet (an enterprise product or network appliance)
- Severity9.1/10CVSS 9.1
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 85 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 80 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 45 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 8.0.2.
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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126157 (A improper authentication vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through…), using the cve.now data below.
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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126157 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Fortinet FortiMail: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.6; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.9; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.9
Fixed versions: 8.0.2.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 is affected (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-209)
- FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 is affected (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-209)
- FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8 is affected (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-209)
- FortiMail 7.2 and 7.0, all versions, are affected (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-209)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126157 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126157 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.
How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.
Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-209
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126157
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Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126157
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Affected versions
- Fortinet FortiMail
From 8.0.0 · through 8.0.1; From 7.6.0 · through 7.6.6; From 7.4.0 · through 7.4.8; From 7.2.0 · through 7.2.9; From 7.0.0 · through 7.0.9
Evidence 3
Vendor advisory · 1
Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.
- Link
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
- Record
- Record
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-126157
Is CVE-2026-126157 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
What does this mean?
An improper authentication flaw in FortiMail may let an unauthenticated attacker gain access to other users' secure email accounts by sending crafted HTTP requests.Source: fortiguard.fortinet.com, cve.org
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126157?
FortiMail: from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0 through 7.6.6; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.9; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.9.Source: cve.now feed data
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Affected are FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and all versions of 7.2 and 7.0. A reader can check the installed FortiMail firmware version in the appliance's administration interface and compare it with these ranges.Source: fortiguard.fortinet.com, cve.org
How do I fix CVE-2026-126157?
Upgrade to FortiMail version 8.0.2 or above. The facts list no workaround.Source: fortiguard.fortinet.com, cve.org