Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiSandbox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE-613] in FortiSandbox FortiSandbox version 4.4.4 and below, version 4.2.6 and below, 4.0 all versions, 3.2 all versions and FortiIsolator version 2.4 and below, 2.3 all versions, 2.2 all versions, 2.1 all versions, 2.0 all versions, 1.2 all versions may allow a remote attacker in possession of an admin session cookie to keep using that admin's session even after the admin user was deleted.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiSandbox | 4.4.0 – 4.4.4; 4.2.1 – 4.2.6; 4.0.0 – 4.0.6; 3.2.0 – 3.2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Fortinet | FortiIsolator | 2.4.0 – 2.4.4; 2.3.0 – 2.3.4; 2.2.0; 2.1.0 – 2.1.2; 2.0.0 – 2.0.1; 1.2.0 – 1.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8h2-gg48-m54f
References
More Fortinet Fortiisolator vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05468 Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiIsolator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36903 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiIsolator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-22100 Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiIsolator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-17884 An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiIsolator versions 2.3.2 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-06628 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiIsolator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-36177 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiIsolator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-27779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8h2-gg48-m54f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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