CVE-2026-25691
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CVE-2026-25691 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4, FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0.4 may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to delete an arbitrary directory via HTTP crafted requests.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4, FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0.4 may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to delete an arbitrary directory via HTTP crafted requests.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortisandbox | >= 4.2.0, < 4.4.9 |
| Fortinet | Fortisandbox | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.6 |
| Fortinet | Fortisandbox Cloud | 5.0.4 |
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-115Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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