{"id":"CVE-2025-53679","title":"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 versi…","summary":"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 versi…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"fortinet","product":"fortisandbox","affected":["fortisandbox >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.8","fortisandbox >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3","fortisandbox_cloud >= 23.1.4245, < 23.4.4374","fortisandbox_cloud = 24.1.4436"],"patched":["fortisandbox 5.0.3","fortisandbox_cloud 23.4.4374"],"published":"2025-12-09","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T10:10:00.227","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53679","references":[{"url":"https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-454","label":"psirt@fortinet.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.12301,"epssPercentile":0.96091,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T10:28:24.302Z","slug":"CVE-2025-53679","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `fortisandbox >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.8`\n- `fortisandbox >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3`\n- `fortisandbox_cloud >= 23.1.4245, < 23.4.4374`\n- `fortisandbox_cloud = 24.1.4436`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `fortisandbox 5.0.3`\n- `fortisandbox_cloud 23.4.4374`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":2.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}