CVE-2026-25691 Path traversal in FortiSandbox
Privileged attackers with CLI access can delete arbitrary directories via crafted HTTP requests in FortiSandbox products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-25691?
CVE-2026-25691 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published on 14 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4, FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0.4 may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to delete an arbitrary directory via HTTP crafted requests.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25691?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortisandbox, Fortinet Fortisandbox Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-25691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortisandbox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3x3-rc9w-wf4m.