MSRXCVE-2025-68686
CVE-2025-68686
Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
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.
CVSS 3.1 · CNA · fortinet.com
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 98% of CVEs)
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.
Scores
Affected products
- fortinet fortios: ≥ 6.4.0, < 7.4.7; ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.2
Weakness: CWE-200
2 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934 · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68686 · US Government Resource
Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.