SB2026090970 - Improper certificate validation in FortiOS and FortiProxy
Published: September 9, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026090970
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper certificate validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-84393)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the ZTNA portal and the backend destination website.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.