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CVE-2026-39808: Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection

Critical CVSS 9.8 CISA KEV

Remediation summary

Recommended action
Upgrade FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 to FortiSandbox 4.4.9 or later.
Affected evidence
2 source affected-product statements
Priority
Known exploited (CISA KEV); Critical severity; CVSS 9.8
Evidence checked

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What is CVE-2026-39808?

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via <insert attack vector here>

CVE
CVE-2026-39808
Source title
Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE published
2026-04-14
Source updated
2026-07-17T05:16:38Z
Catalog checked
2026-08-24T07:01:48Z
CISA KEV
Known exploited
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-78
CNA / source
psirt@fortinet.com
Record status
Analyzed
Catalog quality
metadata-backed

Known exploitation and required action

CISA lists CVE-2026-39808 in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Treat this as direct exploitation evidence when prioritizing the change.

CISA entry
Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Vendor / project
Fortinet
Product
FortiSandbox
Date added
2026-07-16
CISA due date
2026-07-19
Known ransomware use
Unknown

CISA required action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

The recorded CISA due date is a remediation deadline for covered U.S. federal agencies; other organizations can use it as an urgency signal.

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Affected products and version ranges

  • Fortinet / FortiSandbox
    • Affected: versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 inclusive (semver).
    • Affected-status source: psirt@fortinet.com.
  • Fortinet / FortiSandbox PaaS
    • Affected: version 23.4.4374.
    • Affected: version 23.4.4350.
    • Affected: version 23.3.4329.
    • Affected: version 23.1.4245.
    • Affected: version 22.2.4151.
    • Affected: version 22.2.4134.
    • Affected: version 22.1.4113.
    • Affected: version 21.4.4072.
    • Affected: version 21.3.4055.
    • Affected-status source: psirt@fortinet.com.

AI-assisted evidence synthesis

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Business risk

Critical risk: an unauthenticated remote attacker may execute unauthorized code or commands through crafted HTTP requests against the affected FortiSandbox API. Impact may include compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The supplied record also identifies this CVE as present in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, increasing remediation priority.

Source-specific exposure conditions

  • FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 is deployed.
  • The affected API component is reachable by an attacker who can send crafted HTTP requests, particularly where the management/API interface is internet-exposed or otherwise reachable from an untrusted network.
  • FortiSandbox 5.0 and FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0 are identified by Fortinet as not affected.

Source-specific remediation

  • Upgrade FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 to FortiSandbox 4.4.9 or later.
  • Prioritize remediation according to applicable CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and organizational incident-response requirements.
  • Until upgraded, restrict access to the FortiSandbox management/API interface to trusted administrative networks using existing supported access-control mechanisms; do not rely on exposure reduction as a substitute for the vendor upgrade.
  • Review relevant authentication, API-access, and system logs for suspicious unauthenticated HTTP activity or unexpected command execution, while preserving evidence for forensic review.

Source-specific verification

  • Confirm through the supported FortiSandbox administrative/version-information interface that the installed version is 4.4.9 or later.
  • Confirm that any FortiSandbox 4.4 deployment is not reporting version 4.4.0 through 4.4.8.
  • Validate that the management/API interface is not reachable by untrusted networks except where explicitly required, without sending exploit payloads or performing intrusive tests.
  • After upgrade, review vendor-recommended health and operational checks to confirm the appliance remains functional.

Uncertainty and evidence gaps

  • The NVD description contains an unresolved placeholder for the attack vector, while Fortinet describes the vector generally as crafted HTTP requests to an API endpoint.
  • The supplied source record lists CISA KEV dates of July 16, 2026 and July 19, 2026; those dates were not independently confirmed from the returned CISA source in this lookup.
  • Fortinet’s advisory states that FortiSandbox 5.0 and FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0 are not affected, but it does not provide a detailed product-version inventory or a specific API endpoint name in the returned content.

Claim-to-source evidence

  • Affected Product: Fortinet identifies FortiSandbox as affected by an OS command injection vulnerability in the API component. Evidence
  • Affected Version: Fortinet identifies FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 as affected. Evidence
  • Exposure: The vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests. Evidence
  • Fixed Version: Fortinet’s stated solution is to upgrade FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 to version 4.4.9 or above. Evidence
  • Remediation: The vendor-recommended remediation is upgrading affected FortiSandbox 4.4 installations to 4.4.9 or later. Evidence
  • Verification: A safe post-remediation check is to confirm the deployed FortiSandbox version is 4.4.9 or later, matching the vendor’s stated solution threshold. Evidence

Synthesis sources

Generation provenance

Model
gpt-5.6-luna
Generated
2026-07-17T10:57:59Z
Prompt version
2026-07-14.2
Specificity
specific
Source fingerprint
7b3c489b4e9f805d688624ffa7520de5b5e7dc7be9e48db6d9ef5cb79f78bab1

Recorded gaps

  • generic_ecosystem

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Matched pattern: Command, code, expression, and template injection

How to check exposure for CVE-2026-39808

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.

Temporary containment

  • Disable the affected execution or templating feature, or restrict it to authenticated administrative networks and identities.

How to remediate CVE-2026-39808

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.

How to verify the remediation

  • Confirm untrusted input is handled only as data and cannot select an executable, expression, template, or argument boundary.
  • Run static data-flow checks and focused tests with harmless sentinel strings; verify no child process or evaluator is invoked.

Rollback

  • Restore the pre-change execution, template, dependency, configuration, sandbox, and test files from the captured workspace state.

Stop and triage conditions

  • Stop if a proposed fix still concatenates untrusted data into an execution or evaluation string.
  • Switch to incident response if unexpected commands, processes, files, or outbound connections are observed.

Required output

Return a reviewer-ready minimal patch with exposure evidence, authoritative fixed-version evidence, regression tests, deployed-artifact verification, rollback notes, and source links; otherwise return TRIAGE.md with the blocking decision and owner.

Safety boundary

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References and evidence

Cite this CVE record

Security Recipes. “CVE-2026-39808: Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection” Last updated . Canonical URL: https://security-recipes.ai/cve/CVE-2026-39808/.

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