Unauthenticated command execution via start VNC JSON input
Published Jun 9, 2026 · Updated Jun 9, 2026
OS command injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiSandbox Cloud, and FortiSandbox PaaS allows remote attackers to execute commands. The start VNC feature retains attacker-controlled JSON input and later incorporates it into an operating-system command without neutralizing command separators. No authentication or user interaction is required across FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.8, 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, plus both hosted products 5.0.4 through 5.0.5.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiSandbox Cloud, and FortiSandbox PaaS allows remote attackers to execute commands. The start VNC feature retains attacker-controlled JSON input and later incorporates it into an operating-system command without neutralizing command separators. No authentication or user interaction is required across FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.8, 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, plus both hosted products 5.0.4 through 5.0.5.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-25089
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiSandbox Cloud
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
- Jul 16, 2026Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listing
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.0.4 <=5.0.5
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- 0xBlackash CVE-2026-25089 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
- HORKimhab CVE-2026-25089 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listingknown exploited catalog
Technologies
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