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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2025-68686

mediumCVSS 3.1 5.9In CISA KEVEPSS 29%Published · Fortinet

The short answer

CVE-2025-68686 affects Fortinet FortiOS and is rated medium (CVSS 5.9). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-07-27: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-200.

Severity

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Jul 27, 2026

Federal due date Aug 10, 2026

EPSS, next 30 days

29%

Higher than 98% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

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…

Affected products

FortiOS. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2025-68686 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-68686 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-07-27, with a federal remediation due date of 2026-08-10.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68686?

CISA's 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…

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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