CVE-2025-68686

CRITICALNVD 5.99.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-07-27), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 5.9 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • 9 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 30%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 9

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

Live · internet exposure

9 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2025-68686 right now.

across 5 countries (Indonesia, Canada, Thailand, Germany, Sweden)top: fortios
See the live KEV-Exposure radar →Found passively from public internet-scan data — aggregate, host-redacted.

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CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
30%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

February 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

PSIRT | FortiGuard Labs

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-934

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-68686(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 59× in last 7d / 247× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 585 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-22 16:06 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-68686?
CVE-2025-68686 is a critical vulnerability published on February 10, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2025-68686 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68686 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-68686 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-68686 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 27, 2026, affecting Fortinet FortiOS. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68686?
CVE-2025-68686 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-68686?
CVE-2025-68686 affects Fortinet FortiOS. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68686?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68686, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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