# Fortinet patches dozens of FortiOS, FortiManager flaws

Published: 2026-11-11 · Severity: routine · Sectors: Government (National), Technology
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> MS-ISAC advisory details 40+ vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and related Fortinet products enabling arbitrary code execution; no known in-the-wild exploitation yet.

Source: cisecurity.org — https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fortinet-products-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2026-133

## What to check

- Applies to: The 40 CVEs named below. Whether you run an affected version is not assessed: check the versions the source lists.
- Exploitation: No exploitation in the wild and no public exploit is recorded for the CVEs named.

MS-ISAC has issued an advisory covering a large batch of vulnerabilities across the Fortinet product line, including FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSASE, FortiPAM, and FortiSandbox. The flaws span a wide range of weakness classes — SQL injection, OS command injection, heap and stack buffer overflows, authorization bypass, hard-coded credentials, path traversal, SSRF, authentication bypass in the OSPF daemon, and missing authentication for critical HA functions — and collectively could allow an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution, escalate privileges, or create accounts with full administrative rights. Several of the FortiOS/FortiSASE issues affect core networking daemons (BGP, OSPF, SSH, WAD proxy, SSL-VPN, HA) that are typically internet- or network-facing, raising the stakes for exposed management interfaces and VPN gateways.

MS-ISAC states there are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild, but given Fortinet's history as a frequent target for mass exploitation once patches are reverse-engineered, defenders should treat this as a priority patching window rather than a routine update cycle. Affected version ranges span current and recent releases of FortiOS (7.2–8.0.1), FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer (7.2–8.0.2) and their cloud variants, FortiSASE, FortiPAM, and FortiSandbox, so administrators should inventory all deployed Fortinet appliances and cloud instances against the listed ranges.

Recommended actions align with standard vulnerability management practice: apply Fortinet's updates after testing, maintain a documented remediation process, run regular vulnerability scans and penetration tests, enforce least privilege and manage default/service accounts, and segment administrative interfaces and critical systems away from general network access and the internet.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-61625, CVE-2026-126170, CVE-2026-126171, CVE-2026-126175, CVE-2026-126178, CVE-2026-126179, CVE-2026-126180, CVE-2026-126181, CVE-2026-126182, CVE-2026-126183, CVE-2026-126184, CVE-2026-126185, CVE-2026-126211, CVE-2026-126212, CVE-2026-126213, CVE-2026-126214, CVE-2026-126218, CVE-2026-126219, CVE-2026-126222, CVE-2026-126223, CVE-2026-126224, CVE-2026-126225, CVE-2026-126226, CVE-2026-126228, CVE-2026-126229, CVE-2026-126230, CVE-2026-126231, CVE-2026-126232, CVE-2026-126234, CVE-2026-126235, CVE-2026-126236, CVE-2026-126253, CVE-2026-126254, CVE-2026-126255, CVE-2026-126256, CVE-2026-126258, CVE-2026-126259, CVE-2026-126260, CVE-2026-126261, CVE-2026-126262

Source reporting: https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fortinet-products-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2026-133

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