CVE-2025-68686Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
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.
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | MEDIUM | 3.1fortinet (CNA) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 5.3 | MEDIUM | 3.1fortinet (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 |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Aug 10, 2026
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.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2025-68686
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- fortinet
- Published
- Feb 10, 2026
- Last modified
- 2026-07-28 05:17 UTC
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200 · Information disclosure
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
FortinetFortiOS5 version ranges
- 7.6.0 through 7.6.1
- 7.4.0 through 7.4.6
- 7.2.0 through 7.2.13
- 7.0.0 through 7.0.19
- 6.4.0 through 6.4.16