CVE-2026-39813: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiSandbox
A path traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via <insert attack vector here>
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox allows an attacker to perform a path traversal attack using '../filedir' sequences, which can lead to escalation of privilege. It affects versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1 reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the affected FortiSandbox system, potentially gaining full control. This could compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches for FortiSandbox versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. There are no indications that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-39813: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiSandbox
Description
A path traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via <insert attack vector here>
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox allows an attacker to perform a path traversal attack using '../filedir' sequences, which can lead to escalation of privilege. It affects versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1 reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the affected FortiSandbox system, potentially gaining full control. This could compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches for FortiSandbox versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. There are no indications that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-07T15:24:13.846Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 69de650a82d89c981fbf0910
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 4:02:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 4:16:51 PM
Last updated: 4/14/2026, 6:17:50 PM
Views: 17
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