Fortinet FortiAnalyzer up to 7.6.4 excessive authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud up to 6.4.15/7.0.16/7.2.12/7.4.10/7.6.4. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to excessive authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22629. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud up to 6.4.15/7.0.16/7.2.12/7.4.10/7.6.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer 7.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager 7.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.2 all versions, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 6.4 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager Cloud 7.4 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 6.4 all versions may allow an attacker to bypass bruteforce protections via exploitation of race conditions. The latter raises the complexity of practical exploitation.

The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22629 since 01/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

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Type

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiAnalyzer
• FortiAnalyzer Cloud
• FortiManager
• FortiManager Cloud

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.4.12
• 6.4.13
• 6.4.14
• 6.4.15
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.11
• 7.2.12
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5
• 7.4.6
• 7.4.7
• 7.4.8
• 7.4.9
• 7.4.10
• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2
• 7.6.3
• 7.6.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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