CVE-2025-68686
Sensitive Information Exposure in Fortinet FortiOS via Symlink Bypass
Publication date: 2026-02-10
Last updated on: 2026-02-12
Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortios | From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.2 (exc) |
| fortinet | fortios | From 6.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.7 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-200 | The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) found in multiple versions of Fortinet FortiOS. It allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass a patch related to the symbolic link persistency mechanism by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. However, the attacker must have already compromised the product through another vulnerability at the filesystem level before exploiting this issue.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized exposure of sensitive information because an attacker who has already compromised the system can bypass existing patches and potentially access protected data. This could result in data leaks or further exploitation of the system.
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