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CVE-2025-68686

Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability

  • Medium 5.3
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 27 Jul 2026

Description

An Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability [CWE-200] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the patch developed for the symbolic link persistency mechanism observed in some post-exploit cases, via crafted HTTP requests. An attacker would need first to have compromised the product via another vulnerability, at filesystem level.

Key facts

Published
10 Feb 2026
Last changed
28 Jul 2026
Assigned by
fortinet
KEV added
27 Jul 2026
KEV fix due
10 Aug 2026
EPSS
29.499% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.215% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 5.3CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (fortinet)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What to do

  • Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.7 or aboveCNA solution statement
  • Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiOS
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 7.6.0 up to and including 7.6.1 (affected)
  • 7.4.0 up to and including 7.4.6 (affected)
  • 7.2.0 up to and including 7.2.13 (affected)
  • 7.0.0 up to and including 7.0.19 (affected)
  • 6.4.0 up to and including 6.4.16 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026 Published
  2. 27 Jul 2026 CVE-2025-68686 added to CISA KEV
  3. 27 Jul 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References