CVE-2025-68686An 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, For…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jul 27, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by Aug 10, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)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
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jul 27, 2026; federal remediation due Aug 10, 2026Apply 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.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 29.50% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- fortinet
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Fortinet FortiOS fortinet:fortios | from 7.6.0 through 7.6.1; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.6; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.13; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.19; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.16 | CNA record |
fortinet fortios fortinet:fortios | from 6.4.0 before 7.4.7; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.2 | NVD |
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68686us-government-resource
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