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CVE-2025-68686 KEV

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 29.6% (pctl 98)

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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-08-10.

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.

Scoring

CVSS5.9 (MEDIUM, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS29.6% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-200
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2026-08-10
Public exploitnone known
Published2026-02-10
Last modified2026-07-28

CISA KEV

NameFortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
Added2026-07-27
Due2026-08-10
Vendor / productFortinet / FortiOS
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
fortinetfortios

References

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