{
  "id": "cve-2025-68686",
  "cveID": "CVE-2025-68686",
  "vendor": "Fortinet",
  "product": "FortiOS",
  "vulnerabilityName": "Fortinet FortiOS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability",
  "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.",
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "dueDate": "2026-08-10",
  "knownRansomware": false,
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-200"
  ],
  "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",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68686"
    },
    {
      "label": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
    },
    {
      "label": "fortiguard.fortinet.com",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934"
    },
    {
      "label": "cisa.gov",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk"
    },
    {
      "label": "cisa.gov",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk"
    },
    {
      "label": "nvd.nist.gov",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68686"
    }
  ],
  "cvss": {
    "score": 5.9,
    "severity": "MEDIUM",
    "version": "3.1",
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
  },
  "epss": {
    "score": 0.29601,
    "percentile": 0.98075
  },
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-07-27",
      "event": "Added to the CISA KEV catalog"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-10",
      "event": "CISA remediation due date (BOD 22-01)"
    }
  ],
  "status": "past due"
}