CVE•Published 2025-12-09•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-53679Fortinet · Fortisandbox
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.7, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 4.0 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 24.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 23 all versions allows a remote privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Timeline
Published 2025-12-09
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-53679Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Fortinet Fortisandbox"All exposed Fortinet Fortisandbox instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Fortisandbox"HTTP body or banner mentions "Fortisandbox" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-53679Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-53679Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-53679Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-53679GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-53679" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2025-53679 on GitHub.