CVE-2025-53679
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection')...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-53679- CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-202268
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-202268- CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2jf-rc5w-j8rp
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection')...
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in Fortinet FortiSandbox version 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 and before 4.4.7 GUI allows a remote privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
- Record
GHSA-g2jf-rc5w-j8rp- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-53679- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-53679 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published December 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.