CVE-2026-104286

critical

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') 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 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/fortinet-sounds-the-alarm-over-actively-exploited-fortimail-zero-day/5300803

https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-fortinet-fortimail-zero-day-calls-for-urgent-action/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/02/fortinet-fortimail-vulnerability-cve-2026-104286/

https://securityaffairs.com/200224/security/u-s-cisa-adds-fortinet-fortimail-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/01/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-critical-fortimail-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-fortimail-zero-day-flaw.html

https://github.com/ShadowForge-Cyber/CVE-2026-104286-POC

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-104286

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-175

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-91042

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-01

Updated: 2026-10-02

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01779

Vulnerability Watch

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