{"cveID":"CVE-2025-68686","vendorProject":"Fortinet","product":"FortiOS","vulnerabilityName":"Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability","dateAdded":"2026-07-27","shortDescription":"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.","requiredAction":"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.","dueDate":"2026-08-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68686","cwes":["CWE-200"],"year":2025,"state":"unmapped","stale_reasons":[],"mappings":[],"techniques":[],"mapping_types":[],"has_exploitation_technique":false,"mapping_attack_versions":[],"mapping_domains":[],"sigma_coverage":null,"sigma_rules_tagged_cve":[],"added_after_mapping_snapshot":true,"_source":"kevmap","_built":"2026-08-23 05:47 UTC","_attack_version":"19.2"}