# CVE-2026-126227: A unintended proxy or intermediary ('confused deputy') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0…

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123875
- 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:F/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126227 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 FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager Cloud and 1 more; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Who should check

Teams running Fortinet FortiAnalyzer or FortiManager, on-premises or Cloud, in the affected 7.2, 7.4, 7.6 or 8.0 versions with the JSON API enabled on admin profiles

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242 ("The vulnerability can be exploited via the JSON API if enabled (Disabled by default)")

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiManager: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.12

## Description

A unintended proxy or intermediary ('confused deputy') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.11, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiManager Cloud 8.0.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.11, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.12 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute commands outside of the intended scope via specially crafted HTTP request

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2026-126227 (A unintended proxy or intermediary ('confused deputy') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0…), 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-2026-126227 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Fortinet FortiManager: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.12
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.12
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Product is FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer Cloud or FortiManager Cloud in the listed affected versions (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227)
- The JSON API must be enabled on the admin profile (rpc-permit set to a value other than none) (source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242)
Setup: the bug needs a feature or setting that is off by default or uncommon. Check whether each asset has it on.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
Workaround: Disable the JSON API for the profile by setting rpc-permit to none in config system admin profile (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126227 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126227 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-26-242
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227
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-2026-126227
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-2026-126227"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126227 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-2026-126227

### What does this mean?

An authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and run commands outside the scope they were meant to have. The advisory describes this as a confused deputy flaw.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227, https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126227?

FortiManager: from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.12. FortiAnalyzer: from 8.0.0 through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.12. FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1 through 7.2.12. FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1 through 7.2.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126227

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

The listed ranges are FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 to 8.0.1, 7.6.0 to 7.6.7, 7.4.0 to 7.4.11 and 7.2.0 to 7.2.12, with FortiManager and the cloud versions of both products using the ranges in the advisory. The bug only applies when the JSON API is enabled, which is off by default. To check a setup, look at the rpc-permit value on the admin profile under config system admin profile; a value other than none means the JSON API is enabled.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227, https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126227?

The advisory's fix is to upgrade to FortiAnalyzer 8.0.2 or above. For FortiManager, the advisory names FortiManager 8.0.2 or above.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227, https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242

### What if there's no patch?

Disable the JSON API for the affected admin profile by setting rpc-permit to none in config system admin profile. The advisory lists this as the workaround.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227, https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-242

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126227
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126227

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