# CVE-2026-126162: A xml injection (aka blind xpath injection) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 may…

Affects FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 and 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 when the Exchange Integration feature is in use. The listed fix is FortiMail 8.0.2 or above.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123834
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:R
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 8.0.2
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126162 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects FortiMail; fixed in 8.0.2.

## Summary

A flaw in Fortinet FortiMail lets a remote attacker who does not need to log in send a specially crafted request that can make the system run unauthorized code or commands. The attack can be carried out over the network with no user action required, though it is considered difficult to pull off.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiMail: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.6

## Description

A xml injection (aka blind xpath injection) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via a specially crafted request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126162 (A xml injection (aka blind xpath injection) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 may…), using the cve.now data below.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126162 (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
Fixed versions: 8.0.2.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Bug is in the FortiMail Exchange Integration feature. (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-214)
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-2026-126162 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126162 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-26-214
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126162
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126162
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126162"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126162 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126162

### What does this mean?

This is an XML injection flaw, also described as blind XPath injection, in the FortiMail Exchange Integration feature. The advisory says it may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands through a specially crafted request.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-214, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126162

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126162?

FortiMail: from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0 through 7.6.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126162

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Affected versions are FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 and 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, and the bug is in the Exchange Integration feature. To check, look at the firmware version shown in the FortiMail admin interface or CLI, and check whether Exchange Integration is configured.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-214, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126162

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126162?

Upgrade to FortiMail 8.0.2 or above, which is the fix version given in the advisory.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-214, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126162

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-214

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126162
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126162

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