CVE-2026-25691: fortinet fortisandbox Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-25691 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortisandbox. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-04-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-04-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.