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 — KEV-added this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

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.

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
1%
EPSS %ILE
67%
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 51× in last 7d / 84× 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 144 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-01 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-31 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-07-30 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-30 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-30 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-30 11:52 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-07-30 00:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
  23. 2026-07-29 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-29 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-07-28 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-27 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-27 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-07-27 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-27 18:11 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-27 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCEG score recompute▲ 3.10
  20. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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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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