Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiOS Information Disclosure (CVE-2025-68686)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-18168
Date Published:	29 Jul 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 July, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2025-68686
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.1 Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.6 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.5 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.4 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.3 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.2 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.1 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.13 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.12 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.11 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.10 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.9 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.8 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.7 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.6 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.5 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.4 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.3 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.2 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.1 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.19 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.18 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.17 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.16 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.15 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.14 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.13 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.12 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.11 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.10 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.9 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.8 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.7 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.6 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.5 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.4 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.3 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.2 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.1 Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.16 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.15 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.14 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.13 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.12 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.11 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.10 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.9 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.8 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.7 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.6 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.5 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.4 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.3 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.2 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.1 Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.0
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS allows remote attackers to bypass the symbolic link persistency mechanism via crafted HTTP requests, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiOS Information Disclosure (CVE-2025-68686) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiOS Information Disclosure (CVE-2025-68686)