# CVE-2026-126232: A improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.7…

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123860
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 8.0.2 or above
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126232 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud and 1 more; fixed in 8.0.2 or above.

## 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 7.2.13
- 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 7.2.13
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.13
- Fortinet FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.13

## Description

A improper certificate validation 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 all versions, 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 all versions, 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 all versions, 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 all versions may allow a MITM attacker to impersonate the radius server via a rogue RADIUS server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.2 or above) 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-2026-126232 (A improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.7…), 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-2026-126232 (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 7.2.13
- 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 7.2.13
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.13
- Fortinet FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1, through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1, through 7.2.13
Fixed versions: 8.0.2 or above.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: adjacent access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126232 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126232 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-26-247
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126232
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-2026-126232
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-2026-126232"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126232 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-2026-126232

### What does this mean?

A man-in-the-middle attacker may be able to impersonate the RADIUS server by running a rogue RADIUS server, because the certificate is not properly validated.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-247, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126232

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126232?

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 7.2.13. 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 7.2.13. FortiAnalyzer Cloud: from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1 through 7.2.13. FortiManager Cloud: from 7.6.0 through 7.6.7; from 7.4.1 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.1 through 7.2.13.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126232

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

Affected versions are FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, and 7.2.0 through 7.2.13. FortiAnalyzer Cloud and FortiManager Cloud are listed for 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, 7.4.1 through 7.4.11, and 7.2.1 through 7.2.13. Compare your installed version with these ranges.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-247, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126232

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126232?

For FortiManager, the vendor's stated fix is to upgrade to version 8.0.2 or above. The facts do not give a fixed version for FortiAnalyzer, so check the vendor advisory for that product.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-247, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126232

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-247

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126232
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126232

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