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Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-39813

FortiSandbox Path Traversal

Fortinet / FortiSandbox · 5.0.0 to <= 5.0.5

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Severity
CVSS 9.1 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
23.1%
First observed
15 Jun 2026
Last observed
05 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2026-39813 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiSandbox Cloud. A path traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

Fortinet / FortiSandbox 5.0.0 to <= 5.0.5.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

FortiSandbox Path Traversal

A path traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Fortinet FortiSandbox Through 5.0.5 Affected
Fortinet FortiSandbox Through 4.4.8 Affected
Fortinet FortiSandbox Cloud 24.1 Affected
Fortinet FortiSandbox Cloud 23.4 Affected
Fortinet FortiSandbox Cloud Through 5.0.5 Affected
Published
14 Apr 2026
Exploited Since
15 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

edge

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

Defused Cyber

Recorded 16 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 15 Jun 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 21 Apr 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Defused Cyber First 2026-06-16 15:17 UTC
KEV Intelligence 2026-06-15 12:48 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

4

Attempts observed

3

Unique attacker IPs

2

Attacker countries

CN · TH

1

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 67 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 19 Aug 2026

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First observed 15 Jun 2026 · Last observed 05 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

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User-Agents
3

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

KEV Intelligence virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

AWS WAF Cloudflare ModSecurity

Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Virtual Patch Detail

Compensating WAF rules for this CVE.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS

23.1%

Weaknesses

Path Traversal: '../filedir' CWE-24

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

Attackers Exploit Three Fortinet FortiSandbox Flaws, One Patched Last Week

Bad actors are exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox, according to threat intelligence firm Defused Cyber. In a post shared on X, the company said it has observed exploitation of CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808, and CVE-2026-25089 over the past...

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

CVE-2026-39813 Deep Dive Path Traversal Authentication Bypass in FortiSandbox JRPC API

public · Created 2026-04-21 17:10:00 UTC

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Virtual patch available

    Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  4. Indicators of compromise added (15)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  5. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  6. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-39813",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.2306,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 4, "sensors": 1 }
}

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