[NEW] [high] Fortinet FortiManager: Vulnerability enables bypass of security measures

highCVE-2026-70468

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager to bypass security measures.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Fortinet product: FortiManager Authentication bypass

What: A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability to bypass security measures.
Who is affected: Any FortiManager deployment accessible remotely.
Urgency: High priority; unauthenticated remote access to security controls requires immediate remediation.
Action: Apply Fortinet security patch for CVE-2026-70468 immediately.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-13
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2814

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-704680.59% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 45% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-70468	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownNCSC-2026-0299 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerability patched in Fortinet FortiManagerncsc-nl
unknownFortinet Products Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet products (August 13, 2026)cert-fr-avis
highCVE-2026-70468: A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMana…nvd
unknownFGFM Authentication Weakening via CLI Configurationfortinet

Recent advisories for Fortinet FortiManager

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

unknownNCSC-2026-0299 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerability patched in Fortinet FortiManagerncsc-nl · 2026-08-13
highCVE-2026-70468: A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMana…nvd · 2026-08-12
unknown[Update] Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiManager (October 23, 2024)cert-fr-alerte · 2024-10-23
criticalexploitedCVE-2024-47575: Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-10-23