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CVE-2026-39813

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 specially crafted HTTP requests.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 40.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 40.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 24.0 · diversity 16.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
24.0
10 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
16.0
6 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
2
within the 30d window
Peak daily
2
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
10 source links · newest first
  • endars after CISA confirmed a pair of critical FortiSandbox bugs are being actively exploited. The two bugs, tracked as CVE-2026-39808 and CVE-2026-25089, both carry CVSS scores of 9.1 and affect FortiSandbox, FortiSandbox Cloud, and FortiSandbox PaaS. According to Fortinet, they are OS command injection flaws that allow unauthenticated attackers to ex

    newswww.theregister.comJul 17, 2026, 11:58 AM
  • bilities in the Fortinet FortiSandbox threat detection platform. These two critical-severity security flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-39808 and CVE-2026-25089 ) were addressed by Fortinet on April 14 and June 9, respectively. As the company detailed in security advisories issued at the time, successful exploitation allows unauthenticated threat actors to ex

    newswww.bleepingcomputer.comJul 17, 2026, 7:03 AM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A hardware neural network backdoor that hides in plain sight Deep learning systems on edge devices often rely on third-party-designed FPGAs and ASICs for performance and efficiency, creating supply chain risks. Researchers from the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida developed HAMLOCK, a backdoor attack that splits malicious functionality between hardware and software, making detection more difficult. Onspring … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 21, 2026, 8:00 AM
  • SOCRadar has detected 30,000 compromised Fortinet firewalls that expose networks to hacking.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 17, 2026, 6:53 AM
  • Attackers have been spotted exploiting three vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808, CVE-2026-25089) in FortiSandbox, a platform that other Fortinet security products depend on for threat verdicts to enforce blocking decisions and trigger automated responses. The warning came on Monday from threat intelligence company Defused, which said that the exploit for one of the flaws is vibecoded, and likely faulty. The vulnerabilities Fortinet disclosed CVE-2026-39813 and CVE-2026-39808 in April 2026. The former is a path traversal vulnerability in … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 16, 2026, 3:27 PM
  • Three FortiSandbox flaws, including one patched last week, are being actively exploited, highlighting the shrinking window for defenders. Cybersecurity firm Defused Cyber confirmed it’s seen active exploitation of three vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox within a 24-hour window. Two of them had patches sitting available since April. The third got fixed last week, which, apparently, wasn’t […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 16, 2026, 2:21 PM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Bringing governance and visibility to machine and AI identities In this Help Net Security interview, Archit Lohokare, CEO of AppViewX, explains how the rise of AI marked a turning point where machine and AI agent identities began converging into a single problem. Drawing on his experience across IBM and CyberArk, he describes the shift from human-driven systems to autonomous machines. … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 19, 2026, 8:00 AM
  • Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808) in FortiSandbox could be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized code or commands on vulnerable systems. Both vulnerabilities can be triggered with a specially crafted HTTP request, putting unpatched FortiSandbox deployments at risk. About FortiSandbox FortiSandbox is Fortinet’s security solution for detecting and analyzing advanced threats. It does so by detonating suspicious files and URLs in an isolated environment and returning verdicts. Other Fortinet products – firewalls, … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
  • The flaws could allow attackers to bypass authentication or execute arbitrary code or commands via HTTP requests.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 15, 2026, 9:37 AM
  • https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-112fortiguard.fortinet.com

    No excerpt available.

    Vendor Advisoryfortiguard.fortinet.comApr 14, 2026, 4:16 PM

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