CVE-2026-106172

MEDIUM

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5...

Affects 0 products across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.2%
Percentile14th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, no integrity impact, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-321: CWE-321
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-106172) affects the target system. A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSa...

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-106172?
A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-106172) affects the target system. A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSa...
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-106172?
CVE-2026-106172 has CVSS 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. EPSS: 0.2%.
Is CVE-2026-106172 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-106172 as of 2026-10-16.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-106172?
Advisory: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-179
What systems are affected by CVE-2026-106172?
CVE-2026-106172 affects Fortinet.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2026-106172
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published2026-10-13
Last Modified2026-10-14
ICS Relevance55%
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-321
SourceNVD
Official Description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Fortinet — —
Remediation
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Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
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