Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
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
What happened
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 lists it as exploited, added 27 Jul 2026.
Does it affect you
Names Fortinet FortiGate (FortiOS). Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
fortiguard.fortinet.com - 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.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
- fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934
- BOD 26-04: cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- Forensics Triage Requirements: cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68686
Affected, as published to NVD
- forti-os
- Fortinet FortiGate (FortiOS): 6.4.0 up to the fix in 7.4.7
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 10 Feb 2026, last modified 28 Jul 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 5.9, Medium — computed here from the vector; NVD states 5.9.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 27 Jul 2026; federal remediation due 10 Aug 2026. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 29.5%, 98th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Fortinet · FortiOS (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934Vendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68686US Government Resource
Sources
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