FortiOS
CVE-2025-68686: FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| FortiOS 7.6.0 to 7.6.1 | 7.6.2 or later |
| FortiOS 7.4.0 to 7.4.6 | 7.4.7 or later |
| FortiOS 7.2.0 to 7.2.13 | Upgrade past 7.2.13; see the advisory |
| FortiOS 7.0.0 to 7.0.19 | Upgrade past 7.0.19; see the advisory |
| FortiOS 6.4.0 to 6.4.16 | Upgrade past 6.4.16; see the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
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.
Exploitation
CISA lists this CVE as exploited in the wild since 27 Jul 2026.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 10 Oct 2026.