CVE-2025-68686

mediumKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.295 · 98 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV
Likely / severe?
29.5% (98th) EPSS
CVSS 5.9 · medium
Is it mine?
23 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2026-07-27remediate by 2026-08-10

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.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-19

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, via crafted HTTP requests. An attacker would need first to have compromised the product via another vulnerability, at filesystem level.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt

    Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot

    Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.9
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.15.9mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200USCWE-200USCWE-200USCWE-200US
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affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 23
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-770770SSA-770770: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW Before V7.4.7 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2025-02-11csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0387Fortinet FortiOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiOS ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Code auszuführen.

  • ICSA-25-044-06Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082025-02-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-02-10modified 2026-07-28
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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