Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
CVE-2025-68686
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Information Disclosure
CVSS Base Score
5.3
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:0.48%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-200 ↗Information disclosure
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | 7.6.0 <= 7.6.1 (affected), 7.4.0 <= 7.4.6 (affected), 7.2.0 <= 7.2.13 (affected), 7.0.0 <= 7.0.19 (affected), 6.4.0 <= 6.4.16 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
0.477%
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Information Disclosure
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Fortinet, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-12-23T15:55:12 |
| Published | 2026-02-10T15:39:12 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-28T03:55:36 |
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