CVE-2025-53679

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: December 9, 2025 at 05:19 PM UTC

Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorFortiSandboxFortiSandbox Cloud

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 12%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiSandbox · Fortinet

95%

4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.0.64.0.0 ≤ v < 4.4.84.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.84.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.4.75.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.25.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.34.0.0 4.0.1 4.0.2 4.0.3 4.0.4 4.0.5 4.0.6 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.4.0 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.4.6 4.4.7 5.0.0 5.0.1 5.0.2

Affected range stops below 4.4.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

FortiSandbox Cloud · Fortinet

95%

23.1.4245 ≤ v < 23.4.437423.4 24.1 24.1.4436

Affected range stops below 23.4.4374, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-454

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-454

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-78

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