CVE-2025-68686

Fortinet FortiOS contains an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability. This 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. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Feb 10, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Fortinet — FortiOS. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Feb 10, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Act now · 550.4

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

kev-listed · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

CISA KEV added: Jul 27, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV added: Jul 27, 2026 · ENISA added: Jul 27, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

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.

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026