CVE•Published 2025-12-09•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-53949Fortinet · 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
97
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 3% 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 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code on the underlying system via crafted HTTP 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-2025-53949Hosts 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-2025-53949Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-53949Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-53949Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-53949GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-53949" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2025-53949 on GitHub.