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CVE-2023-47540

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0…

Medium6.5EPSS 0.63%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
fortinet

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.2, FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.6, FortiSandbox 4.0 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.0.5 through 3.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via CLI.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By fortinet

  2. · 5 months later

    Published

  3. · 22 months later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2023-47540, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
fortinetCNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Fortinet · FortiSandbox

    • affected 4.4.0 – ≤ 4.4.2
    • affected 4.2.1 – ≤ 4.2.6
    • affected 4.0.0 – ≤ 4.0.6
    • affected 3.2.0 – ≤ 3.2.4
    • affected 3.0.5 – ≤ 3.0.7

What to do

Solution: Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 4.4.3 or above Upgrade to FortiSandbox version 4.2.7 or above Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSandbox Cloud version 24.1 and hence customers do not need to perform any action.

References (1)

Sources

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