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PSIRT Unauthenticated VNC access exposed on all interfaces

Type: patchSources: Fortinet PSIRT

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 source

Published 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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  "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.",
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          "evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.0"
        },
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          {
            "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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          "evidence": "FortiSandbox 4.4"
        },
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        ],
        "affected_versions": [
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            "value": "4.4.3 through 4.4.8",
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          }
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          "evidence": "FortiSandbox 5.2 Not affected"
        },
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        "affected_versions": []
      },
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  "published_at": "2026-07-14T07:00:00+00:00"
}