Arbitrary Directory Deletion in FortiSandbox vmimages delete Feature
CVE-2026-25691 is a path traversal vulnerability in the FortiSandbox vmimages delete feature affecting FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.8, all versions of FortiSandbox 4.2, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.4, and FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0.4. Due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, a privileged attacker can supply crafted HTTP requests that cause the product to operate on directories outside the intended scope. The issue specifically enables deletion of arbitrary directories. Available reporting indicates exploitation requires a super-admin profile and CLI access; one mention context also describes the attacker as an authenticated GUI user targeting the vmimages delete functionality.
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A medium-severity vulnerability that may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to delete an arbitrary directory via crafted HTTP requests.
A medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in FortiSandbox's vmimages delete feature that enables arbitrary directory deletion by authenticated GUI users.
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