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CVE-2025-68686

Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability

Fortinet FortiOSNetwork & edge
CVSS
5.3Medium
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 27 Jul 2026CISA KEV
Exploit 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
Federal deadline10 Aug 2026Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
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

  1. 10 Feb 2026, 15:39 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 27 Jul 2026Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

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

References 3