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Friday, September 18, 2026
Data as of 13:09 UTC

Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2026-07-16
Federal due date
2026-07-19
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiSandbox
EPSS
99.8th percentile (score 0.928, as of 2026-09-16)
NVD CVSS v3.1
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39808

CISA short description

Fortinet FortiSandbox contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.

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.

NVD description

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>

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.