CVE-2026-22572 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-22572
Vulnerability Scoring

7.2
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2026-22572 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: High
    High-level privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-22572 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕑 16 Mar 2026, 14:18 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 10 Mar 2026, 18:18 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 5 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

psirt@fortinet.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2026-22572 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-22572: An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.2 through 7.2.11, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.2 through 7.2.11 may allow an attacker with knowledge of the admins password to bypass multifactor authentication checks via submitting multiple crafted requests.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-22572

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-22572 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-22572

The exploitability of CVE-2026-22572 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-22572, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-22572, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2026-22572 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2026-22572 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2026-22572 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

CVE-2026-22572 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Directory Indexing CAPEC-127 An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
  • Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws CAPEC-665 An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager_cloud:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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