CVE-2026-106172

Published Oct 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiSandbox

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.2.0`	affected	≤ 5.2.1
`5.0.0`	affected	≤ 5.0.6
`4.4.0`	affected	≤ 4.4.10

Fortinet

FortiSandbox Cloud

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.2.0`	affected	≤ 5.2.1
`5.0.0`	affected	≤ 5.0.6
`4.4.0`	affected	≤ 4.4.9

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Fortinet

Fortisandbox

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[5.2.0,5.2.1]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.0.0,5.0.6]`	affected	semver	—
`[4.4.0,4.4.10]`	affected	semver	—

Fortinet

Fortisandboxcloud

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[5.0.4,5.0.6]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.0.0,5.0.2]`	affected	semver	—
`[4.4.0,4.4.9]`	affected	semver	—

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 5.2.2 or above Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 5.0.7 or above Upgrade to FortiSandbox Cloud version 5.2.2 or above Upgrade to FortiSandbox Cloud version 5.0.7 or above

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.237% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-179

History

Nov 13, 2026 10:15 AM Description updated. Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests	A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.2.1:::::::*

Nov 6, 2026 6:15 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Hard‑Coded Cryptographic Key Allows Privilege Escalation via HTTP Requests in FortiSandbox

Nov 6, 2026 4:00 PM Description updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests	A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests

Oct 13, 2026 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 13, 2026 7:45 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Hard‑Coded Cryptographic Key Allows Privilege Escalation via HTTP Requests in FortiSandbox

Oct 13, 2026 6:00 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet fortisandbox Fortinet fortisandboxcloud
Weaknesses		CWE-321
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:4.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandbox:5.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:4.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisandboxcloud:5.0.6:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet fortisandbox Fortinet fortisandboxcloud
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-179
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`