CVE-2026-22629

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.

Weakness

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Common protection mechanisms include:

• Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].

• Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/49.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/565.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html

References

• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-079