---
id: CVE-2026-70468
title: >-
  A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in
  Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager
  7.2.5 through 7.2.9, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.3
  through 7.4.5…
summary: >-
  A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in
  Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager
  7.2.5 through 7.2.9, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.3
  through 7.4.5…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-288
vendor: fortinet
product: fortimanager
affected:
  - 'fortimanager >= 7.2.5, < 7.2.10'
  - 'fortimanager >= 7.4.3, < 7.4.6'
  - fortimanager = 7.6.1
  - 'fortimanager_cloud >= 7.2.5, < 7.2.10'
  - 'fortimanager_cloud >= 7.4.3, <= 7.4.6'
  - fortimanager_cloud = 7.6.1
patched:
  - fortimanager 7.4.6
  - fortimanager_cloud 7.2.10
published: '2026-08-12'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:58:00.287'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70468'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-160'
    label: psirt@fortinet.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00695
epssPercentile: 0.51586
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.275Z'
---

## Overview

A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager 7.2.5 through 7.2.9, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.1, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.5 through 7.2.9 may allow attacker to improper access control via <insert attack vector here>

## Affected

- `fortimanager >= 7.2.5, < 7.2.10`
- `fortimanager >= 7.4.3, < 7.4.6`
- `fortimanager = 7.6.1`
- `fortimanager_cloud >= 7.2.5, < 7.2.10`
- `fortimanager_cloud >= 7.4.3, <= 7.4.6`
- `fortimanager_cloud = 7.6.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `fortimanager 7.4.6`
- `fortimanager_cloud 7.2.10`