CVE-2026-22629: Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper access control related to excessive authentication attempts in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products and their cloud variants across several versions. The flaw allows attackers to bypass brute force protections by exploiting race conditions, which complicates practical exploitation. The issue has been assigned CVE-2026-22629 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.4 (low severity). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker may bypass brute force protections on affected Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products, potentially allowing repeated authentication attempts beyond intended limits. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no direct integrity or availability impact reported. The exploitation complexity is raised due to race conditions, and no known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to address this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided patches promptly to affected FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager versions. Since this is an official fix, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.
CVE-2026-22629: Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.4low
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper access control related to excessive authentication attempts in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products and their cloud variants across several versions. The flaw allows attackers to bypass brute force protections by exploiting race conditions, which complicates practical exploitation. The issue has been assigned CVE-2026-22629 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.4 (low severity). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker may bypass brute force protections on affected Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products, potentially allowing repeated authentication attempts beyond intended limits. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no direct integrity or availability impact reported. The exploitation complexity is raised due to race conditions, and no known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to address this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided patches promptly to affected FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager versions. Since this is an official fix, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-08T06:49:28.869Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 69b05634ea502d3aa87d6bcd
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:44 PM
Last enriched: 5/14/2026, 2:16:38 AM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 12:16:09 PM
Views: 414
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