Improper Authentication in Fortinet FortiMail Allows Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-11-11

Last updated on: 2026-11-11

Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.

Description

A improper authentication vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiMail 7.2 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges and release or delete quarantined messages for arbitrary mailboxes via a crafted quarantine release requests.

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Published

2026-11-11

Last Modified

2026-11-11

Generated

2026-11-12

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-126160

EUVD

EUVD-2026-123833

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Fortinet	FortiMail	From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.0.1 (inc)
Fortinet	FortiMail	From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.6 (inc)
Fortinet	FortiMail	From 7.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.8 (inc)
Fortinet	FortiMail	From 7.2.0 (inc) to 7.2.9 (inc)

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-287	When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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