CVE-2025-53679

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 thro

Severity
Medium 6.9
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.123
96.0th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor advisory field
Published
Dec 9, 2025
Assigned by fortinet

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.7, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 4.0 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 24.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 23 all versions allows a remote privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Weakness: CWE-78

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Fortinet FortiSandbox Threat Detection & Sandbox cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (2)
  • Fortinet · FortiSandbox
  • Fortinet · FortiSandbox Cloud

Credit

Internally discovered and reported by Théo Leleu of Fortinet Product Security team.

Vendor remediation

Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 5.0.3 or above Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 4.4.8 or above Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSandbox Cloud version 24.2 (not released) and hence customers do not need to perform any action.

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