---
id: CVE-2026-22572
title: >-
  An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in
  Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7,
  FortiAnalyzer 7.2.2 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3,
  FortiManage…
summary: >-
  An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in
  Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7,
  FortiAnalyzer 7.2.2 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3,
  FortiManage…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-288
vendor: Fortinet
product: FortiAnalyzer
affected:
  - FortiAnalyzer >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.3
  - FortiAnalyzer >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7
  - FortiAnalyzer >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.13
  - FortiManager >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.3
  - FortiManager >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7
  - FortiManager >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.13
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-03-10T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-03-10'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T15:42:06.277Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22572'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-090'
    label: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-090'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00638
epssPercentile: 0.50831
ingestedAt: '2026-11-06T15:54:03.990Z'
---

## Overview

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.2 through 7.2.12, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow  an attacker with knowledge of the admins password to bypass multifactor authentication checks via submitting multiple crafted requests.

## Affected

- `FortiAnalyzer >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.3`
- `FortiAnalyzer >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7`
- `FortiAnalyzer >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.13`
- `FortiManager >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.3`
- `FortiManager >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7`
- `FortiManager >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.13`

## Remediation

Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.6.4 or above
Upgrade to FortiManager version 7.4.8 or above
Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.6.4 or above
Upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.8 or above