Fortinet FortiSandbox/FortiSandbox PaaS up to 4.4.9/5.0.5 LDAP insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Fortinet FortiSandbox and FortiSandbox PaaS up to 4.4.9/5.0.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LDAP Handler. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-27316. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiSandbox and FortiSandbox PaaS up to 4.4.9/5.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component LDAP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.5, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox PaaS 5.0.1 through 5.0.5 may allow an authenticathed administrator to read LDAP server credentials via client-side inspection.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-27316 since 02/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2026 CVE reserved
04/14/2026 +53 days Advisory disclosed
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-26-113
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-27316 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357361

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2026 18:52
Changes: 04/14/2026 18:52 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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