CVE-2023-41682Network attack vector

Service interruption via path-traversal HTTP requests

Published Oct 13, 2023 · Updated Jan 14, 2026

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiSandbox affected releases allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service through crafted HTTP requests. Pathname validation fails to confine a requested path, but Fortinet has not disclosed the affected HTTP endpoint or resulting file operation. Fortinet's CVSS assessment requires low privileges and indicates integrity and availability impact, while NVD separately assesses unauthenticated availability impact.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiSandbox affected releases allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service through crafted HTTP requests. Pathname validation fails to confine a requested path, but Fortinet has not disclosed the affected HTTP endpoint or resulting file operation. Fortinet's CVSS assessment requires low privileges and indicates integrity and availability impact, while NVD separately assesses unauthenticated availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41682
Published
Oct 13, 2023
Updated
Jan 14, 2026
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiSandbox
Classifications
CWE-22, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.4.0 <=2.4.1
  2. Affected versionversion=2.5.0 <=2.5.2
  3. Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <=3.0.7
  4. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 <=3.1.5
  5. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 <=3.2.4
  6. Affected versionversion=4.0.0 <=4.0.3
  7. Affected versionversion=4.2.1 <=4.2.5
  8. Affected versionversion=4.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiSandboxversion=2.4.0 <=2.4.1; version=2.5.0 <=2.5.2; version=3.0.0 <=3.0.7; version=3.1.0 <=3.1.5; version=3.2.0 <=3.2.4; version=4.0.0 <=4.0.3; version=4.2.1 <=4.2.5; version=4.4.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.1Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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