A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted TCP requests.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8.0.0 affected ≤ 8.0.3
6.6.0 affected ≤ 6.6.10

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to FortiAuthenticator version 8.0.4 or above Upgrade to FortiAuthenticator version 6.6.11 or above

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-252 cve-icon
History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted TCP requests.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet fortiauthenticator
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortiauthenticator
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T21:31:22.149Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T20:09:35.016Z

Link: CVE-2026-126237

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