CVE-2024-54027

Sensitive data disclosure via hard-coded cryptographic key

Published Mar 17, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Hard-coded key use in affected Fortinet FortiSandbox releases allows local users with super-admin access to read sensitive CLI data. Fortinet identifies a hard-coded cryptographic key but does not disclose the key's locus or the CLI operation that uses it to expose data. Exploitation requires a super-admin profile and CLI access; successful use exposes sensitive data stored by the appliance.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded key use in affected Fortinet FortiSandbox releases allows local users with super-admin access to read sensitive CLI data. Fortinet identifies a hard-coded cryptographic key but does not disclose the key's locus or the CLI operation that uses it to expose data. Exploitation requires a super-admin profile and CLI access; successful use exposes sensitive data stored by the appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54027
Published
Mar 17, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiSandbox
Classifications
CWE-321
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 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=3.0.5 <=3.0.7
  2. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 <=3.1.5
  3. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 <=3.2.4
  4. Affected versionversion=4.0.0 <=4.0.5
  5. Affected versionversion=4.2.1 <=4.2.7
  6. Affected versionversion=4.4.0 <=4.4.6
  7. Affected versionversion=5.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiSandboxversion=3.0.5 <=3.0.7; version=3.1.0 <=3.1.5; version=3.2.0 <=3.2.4; version=4.0.0 <=4.0.5; version=4.2.1 <=4.2.7; version=4.4.0 <=4.4.6; version=5.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.2Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

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