# CVE-2025-68686: Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability

> CVE-2025-68686: Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability. CVSS 5.3 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-68686
Last updated: 2026-07-28T05:17:04Z

- Published: 2026-02-10 15:39 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-28 05:17 UTC · Assigner: fortinet
- CVSS: 5.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: 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
- EPSS: 29.5%, 98th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-07-27, federal due date 2026-08-10, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-200

## 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.

## CISA required action

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.

## Affected vendors and products

- Fortinet: FortiOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68686)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68686)
- [https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934](https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-68686 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-68686.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-68686 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:25.973Z