CVE-2021-22125
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox...
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2021-22125- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9281
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9281- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mhv-844g-7793
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox...
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
- Record
GHSA-8mhv-844g-7793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2021-22125- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-22125 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published July 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.