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Fortinet FortiSwitchAXFixed: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung

WID-SEC-2026-0683 · first 11.03.2026 · updated 11.03.2026 · CVSS 8,8

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What it is about

FortiSwitch bezeichnet die Ethernet Switch Produktfamilie von Fortinet. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiSwitchAXFixed ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Fortinet FortiSwitch AXFixed <1.0.2

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Fortinet FortiSwitch AXFixed 1.0.2

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-22627, CVE-2026-22628

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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