PSIRT Unauthenticated VNC access exposed on all interfaces
An unauthenticated attacker may access VNC servers of FortiSandbox VMs performing scanning. FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 and 4.4.3 through 4.4.8 are affected; upgrade to 5.0.3 or above and 4.4.9 or above, respectively. FortiSandbox 5.2 is not affected, and FortiSandboxPaaS is not impacted.
- Products
- FortiSandbox, FortiSandboxPaaS
- Affected versions
- 4.4.3 through 4.4.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.2
- Fixed versions
- 4.4.9 or above, 5.0.3 or above
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-59835
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
PSIRT Unauthenticated VNC access exposed on all interfaces
official-fortinet-psirt · Original sourcePublished 14 Jul 2026, 07:00 UTC
An unauthenticated attacker may access VNC servers of FortiSandbox VMs performing scanning. FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 and 4.4.3 through 4.4.8 are affected; upgrade to 5.0.3 or above and 4.4.9 or above, respectively. FortiSandbox 5.2 is not affected, and FortiSandboxPaaS is not impacted.
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability [CWE-668] in FortiSandbox may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the VNC server of VMs performing scanning via network requests.
FortiSandbox
Fixed versions: 5.0.3 or above
FortiSandbox
Fixed versions: 4.4.9 or above
FortiSandbox
Fixed versions: Not specified
FortiSandboxPaaS
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"id": "a505ff5e70d24451014bd47bedd21d84b7467b91157d497ae2e64eef8c8397e7",
"url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-145",
"method": "llm",
"payload": {
"kind": "patch",
"title": "PSIRT Unauthenticated VNC access exposed on all interfaces",
"summary": "An unauthenticated attacker may access VNC servers of FortiSandbox VMs performing scanning. FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 and 4.4.3 through 4.4.8 are affected; upgrade to 5.0.3 or above and 4.4.9 or above, respectively. FortiSandbox 5.2 is not affected, and FortiSandboxPaaS is not impacted.",
"evidence": "An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability [CWE-668] in FortiSandbox may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the VNC server of VMs performing scanning via network requests.",
"products": [
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"name": {
"value": "FortiSandbox",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.0"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [
{
"value": "5.0.3 or above",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.0 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 Upgrade to 5.0.3 or above"
}
],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.0.0 through 5.0.2",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.0 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 Upgrade to 5.0.3 or above"
}
]
},
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"name": {
"value": "FortiSandbox",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 4.4"
},
"prerequisites": [],
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"value": "4.4.9 or above",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 4.4 4.4.3 through 4.4.8 Upgrade to 4.4.9 or above"
}
],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "4.4.3 through 4.4.8",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 4.4 4.4.3 through 4.4.8 Upgrade to 4.4.9 or above"
}
]
},
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"value": "FortiSandbox",
"evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.2 Not affected"
},
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"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": []
},
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},
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}
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"severity": "high",
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"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2026-59835",
"evidence": "CVE ID CVE-2026-59835"
}
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"severity_evidence": "Severity High"
},
"source_id": "official-fortinet-psirt",
"document_id": 23592,
"published_at": "2026-07-14T07:00:00+00:00"
}