CVE-2025-68686
Published 2026-02-10 · Updated 2026-07-28 · Source psirt@fortinet.com
Summary
CVE-2025-68686 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 27, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 10, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Fortinet has 31 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 14 of them linked to ransomware.
All 31 known-exploited Fortinet vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Fortinet — FortiOS
Name: Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
Date added: 2026-07-27 · Due: 2026-08-10
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.