Actively exploited in the wild
Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
Fortinet - FortiOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-07-27. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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 evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CVE-2025-68686
MediumCVSS 5.9KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk67th percentile - higher than 67% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the patch developed for the symbolic link persistency mechanism observed in some post-exploit cases. The attack requires prior compromise of the product via another vulnerability at the filesystem level.
Risk Assessment
The risk is the ability to bypass security measures and maintain persistent access after an initial breach, potentially leading to long-term compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately update FortiOS to a patched version and implement additional filesystem integrity monitoring mechanisms.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.