What it is
CVE-2025-68686 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS. An Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability [CWE-200] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2025-68686
FortiOS
Fortinet / FortiOS · 7.6.0 to <= 7.6.1
- Severity
- CVSS 5.3 · Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 1.3%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Fortinet / FortiOS 7.6.0 to <= 7.6.1.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
FortiOS
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.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
Fortinet
FortiOS
Through 7.6.1
Affected
Fortinet
FortiOS
Through 7.4.6
Affected
Fortinet
FortiOS
Through 7.2.13
Affected
Fortinet
FortiOS
Through 7.0.19
Affected
Fortinet
FortiOS
Through 6.4.16
Affected
- Published
- 10 Feb 2026
- Exploitation Reported
- 27 Jul 2026
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
Tags
ios
edge
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68686
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934 fortiguard.fortinet.com · CVE Record https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2026-07-27 17:00 UTC |
| CVE | 2026-07-27 18:11 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS
1.3%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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KEV confirmed by CVE
Exploitation attested by an external source
-
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2025-68686
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2025-68686",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 5.3,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.01264,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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