8.1

CVE-2024-26009: fortinet fortios

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 20-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26009 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.59%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.16, FortiOS 6.0 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2.0, FortiPAM 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, FortiPAM 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.15, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 allows an unauthenticated attacker to seize control of a managed device via crafted FGFM requests, if the device is managed by a FortiManager, and if the attacker knows that FortiManager's serial number.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.57% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet4 products
  • fortios≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.15 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.16 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.18 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.2.17 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.16
  • fortipam1.2.0 | ≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.1.2 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.3 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.2.0
  • fortiproxy≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.15 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.16 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.9 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.3
  • fortiswitchmanager≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.3 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.3 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.4 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.4

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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