CVE-2026-22573 Fortinet CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions should verify exposure and apply patches. They should also monitor for potential path traversal attacks and review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-22573 is a path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions that may allow an authenticated remote attacker to perform a path traversal attack via File Content Extraction actions.

• Verify exposure of Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions
• Apply patches for affected Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions
• Monitor for potential path traversal attacks

Technical summary

CVE-2026-22573 is a path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions. An authenticated remote attacker may perform a path traversal attack via File Content Extraction actions. The vulnerability affects Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.5 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.4 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.3 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.5 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.4 all versions, and FortiSOAR on-premise 7.3 all versions. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside of the intended directory.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure and applying patches for Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify exposure of Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions
• Apply patches for affected Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions
• Monitor for potential path traversal attacks
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS and on-premise versions. The vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to perform a path traversal attack via File Content Extraction actions. The affected versions are Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.5 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.4 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.3 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.5 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.4 7

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.