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PSIRT Broken Access control on Websocket streams

Type: advisorySources: Fortinet PSIRT

An authenticated attacker with zero permissions may subscribe to FortiSOAR websocket streams and topics and inject broadcast messages. FortiSOAR 7.6.0–7.6.6 and 7.5.0–7.5.3 are affected; 7.4 and 7.3 are listed as affected across all versions. Upgrade to the stated fixed versions or migrate to a fixed release.

Products
FortiSOAR PaaS, FortiSOAR on-premise
Affected versions
7.3 all versions, 7.4 all versions, 7.5.0 through 7.5.3, 7.6.0 through 7.6.6
Fixed versions
7.5.4 or above, 7.6.7 or above
CVEs
CVE-2026-84385
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 19:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

PSIRT Broken Access control on Websocket streams

official-fortinet-psirt · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 07:00 UTC

An authenticated attacker with zero permissions may subscribe to FortiSOAR websocket streams and topics and inject broadcast messages. FortiSOAR 7.6.0–7.6.6 and 7.5.0–7.5.3 are affected; 7.4 and 7.3 are listed as affected across all versions. Upgrade to the stated fixed versions or migrate to a fixed release.

An Improper Access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiSOAR may allow an authenticated attacker with zero permissions to subscribe to websocket streams and topics and to inject broadcast messages to the stream via crafted websocket requests

FortiSOAR PaaS

Fixed versions: 7.6.7 or above, 7.5.4 or above

Prerequisites: authenticated attacker with zero permissions

FortiSOAR on-premise

Fixed versions: 7.6.7 or above, 7.5.4 or above

Prerequisites: authenticated attacker with zero permissions

Complete source record
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  "id": "2fb159bb766cceb77ae7d5d74c3e014b192b8adcbf82dbff654c7a489404b9fb",
  "url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-164",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "PSIRT Broken Access control on Websocket streams",
    "summary": "An authenticated attacker with zero permissions may subscribe to FortiSOAR websocket streams and topics and inject broadcast messages. FortiSOAR 7.6.0–7.6.6 and 7.5.0–7.5.3 are affected; 7.4 and 7.3 are listed as affected across all versions. Upgrade to the stated fixed versions or migrate to a fixed release.",
    "evidence": "An Improper Access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiSOAR may allow an authenticated attacker with zero permissions to subscribe to websocket streams and topics and to inject broadcast messages to the stream via crafted websocket requests",
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          "value": "FortiSOAR PaaS",
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        "fixed_versions": [
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          },
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            "evidence": "7.3 all versions"
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          {
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    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2026-84385",
        "evidence": "CVE ID CVE-2026-84385"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "Severity Medium"
  },
  "source_id": "official-fortinet-psirt",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-08T07:00:00+00:00"
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