What is GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8?

GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3,...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8 cover?

GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-126257. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8?

GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8CriticalCVSS 9.0

A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3,...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 12, 2026

Last Modified

November 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-126257 →

📋 Description

A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 8.0.0 through 8.0.3, FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.10 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass credential validation in certain circumstances outside of the attacker's control and gain unauthorized access.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126257
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-271
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jjw-p738-9hj8