Out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiSandbox
Priority LOW 39CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple instances of heap-based buffer overflow in the command shell of FortiSandbox before 4.0.0 may allow an authenticated attacker to manipulate memory and alter its content by means of specifically crafted command line arguments.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00768 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-26096
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w667-46wg-c64r
References
More Fortinet Fortisandbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-28691 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-20264 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-15689 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiSandbox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-28696 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiSandbox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-18399 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiSandbox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2025-33814 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-26096 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-26096 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w667-46wg-c64r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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