# CVE-2026-126167: A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through…

Affects FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and all 7.2 versions. Upgrade to FortiMail 7.6.7 or above.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123840
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 7.6.7
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126167 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.2 (high) and affects FortiMail; fixed in 7.6.7.

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiMail: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.2; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.6; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.9

## Description

A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiMail 7.2 all versions may allow an authenticated remote attacker with domain admin or admin privileges to delete users of other tenant domains on a paired FortiAuthenticator, execute arbitrary code as root or arbitrary CLI commands, and read or write arbitrary files as root via crafted HTTP requests to the administrative interface.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, upgrade to a fixed version (7.6.7) 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

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126167 (A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through…), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126167 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Fortinet FortiMail: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.2; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.6; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.9
Fixed versions: 7.6.7.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.2 (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218)
- FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218)
- FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8 (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218)
- FortiMail 7.2 all versions (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126167 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126167 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-26-218
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126167
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-2026-126167
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-2026-126167"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126167 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-2026-126167

### What does this mean?

The flaw is a command injection bug: special characters in input are not neutralized before a command runs. An attacker can delete users of other tenant domains on a paired FortiAuthenticator, execute arbitrary code as root or arbitrary CLI commands, and read or write arbitrary files as root.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126167

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126167?

FortiMail: from 8.0.0 through 8.0.2; from 7.6.0 through 7.6.6; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.9.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126167

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

Affected versions are FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and all 7.2 versions. Compare the installed firmware version against these ranges.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126167

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126167?

Upgrade to FortiMail version 7.6.7 or above.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126167

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-218

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126167
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126167

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