SB2026111188 - Improper Authentication in FortiOS
Published: November 11, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-121530)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in Two-Factor-Authentication. A remote authenticated attacker with at least read-only permission can log in to the FortiOS GUI with an invalid token after entering a valid username and password, in scenarios where the RADIUS server returns an additional "Access-Challenge" response following an invalid TFA token.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.