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CVE-2024-27778: fortinet fortisandbox OS Command Injection

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 14-01-2025Last modified 15-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27778 is a high (CVSS 8.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in fortinet fortisandbox. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.4, FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.6, FortiSandbox 4.0.0 through 4.0.4, FortiSandbox 3.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.1 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.0.5 through 3.0.7 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only permission to execute unauthorized commands via crafted requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.56% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.58%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortisandbox≥ 4.4.0, ≤ 4.4.4 | ≥ 4.2.1, ≤ 4.2.6 | ≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.4 | ≥ 3.2.0, ≤ 3.2.4 | ≥ 3.1.0, ≤ 3.1.5 | ≥ 3.0.5, ≤ 3.0.7 | ≥ 3.0.5, < 4.0.5 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.7 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links