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CVE-2026-39808 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 93.2%

Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Fortinet · FortiSandbox

Summary

A command injection flaw (CWE: improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command) exists in Fortinet FortiSandbox's handling of OS commands, affecting versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.8. An attacker who can reach the device over the network, without authentication or any user interaction, can execute unauthorized code or commands on it.

Official description · NVD

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>

Breakdown
78.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
1
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 59 days after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 1 day after disclosure.

  1. Disclosedday 0
  2. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+1 day
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+59 days
  4. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+3 mo

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Network-reachable web interface command injection

os command injection
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ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

Attacker executes arbitrary OS commands

execute unauthorized code or commands
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Detection

0 rules for this CVE · 244 general rules for its techniques

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What security researchers reported

Named in 1 threat report
1 reportarcticwolf.com

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2026-39808 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 44 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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