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CVE-2026-126164: A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through…

CriticalCVSS 9.4 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.44% (FIRST EPSS).
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiMail 7.2 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

EUVD-2026-123838

Published: Nov 11, 2026
Updated: Nov 12, 2026
EPSS: 0.4% · 39th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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Action score

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 37 / 40 · 9.4 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · fortinet: 9.4; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (fortinet). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Fortinet FortiMail
- 8.0.0 and later · up to and including 8.0.1affected · semver
- 7.6.0 and later · up to and including 7.6.6affected · semver
- 7.4.0 and later · up to and including 7.4.8affected · semver
- 7.2.0 and later · up to and including 7.2.9affected · semver

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-126162Nov 11, 2026 · A xml injection (aka blind xpath injection) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 may…
34Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2026-126163Nov 11, 2026 · A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated…
32Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-126165Nov 11, 2026 · A memory allocation with excessive size value vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.6…
30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2026-1262630 days apartA improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through…
39Monitor
CVE-2025-5773929 days apartAn improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command ("SQL Injection") vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet…
35Monitor
CVE-2025-53681183 days apartAn improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command ("SQL Injection&") vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet…
28Monitor

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-26-1522 · Nov 12, 2026(Fortinet Çoklu Ürün Güvenlik Bildirimi)

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Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: low · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

nvd-secondary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (1)

Exploit maturity— → noneNov 11, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC

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References

fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-216

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