Incorrect global authorization

Summary

A missing authorization vulnerability [CWE-862] in FortiSandbox, FortiSandbox Cloud and FortiSandbox PaaS WEB UI may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via HTTP requests.

Version Affected Solution
FortiSandbox 5.0 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Upgrade to 5.0.2 or above
FortiSandbox 4.4 4.4.0 through 4.4.8 Upgrade to 4.4.9 or above
FortiSandbox Cloud 24 All versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox Cloud 23 All versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0 5.0.2 through 5.0.5 Upgrade to 5.0.6 or above
FortiSandbox PaaS 23.4 23.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 23.3 23.3 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 23.1 23.1 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 22.2 22.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 22.1 22.1 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 21.4 21.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 21.3 21.3 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Upgrade to 5.0.2 or above
FortiSandbox PaaS 4.4 4.4.5 through 4.4.8 Upgrade to 4.4.9 or above

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Adham El karn of Fortinet Product Security team.

Timeline

2026-05-12: Initial publication