OS Command Injection in FortiSandbox - CVE-2024-52961

 

OS Command Injection in FortiSandbox - CVE-2024-52961

Published: March 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105623
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52961
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiSandbox

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the vm download feature. A remote authenticated user with at least read-only permission can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-52961

Install updates from vendor's website.

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