CVE-2025-68686
Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOSNetwork & edge
CVSS
5.3MediumExploit odds (EPSS)29.5%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply 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
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
Description
Fortinet FortiOS contains an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability. This 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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 5
- FortiOSaffected: 7.6.0 through 7.6.1CVE List
- FortiOSaffected: 7.4.0 through 7.4.6CVE List
- FortiOSaffected: 7.2.0 through 7.2.13CVE List
- FortiOSaffected: 7.0.0 through 7.0.19CVE List
- FortiOSaffected: 6.4.0 through 6.4.16CVE List