Threat landscape
high exploited

Fortinet FortiOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-0387 · first 11.02.2026 · updated 28.07.2026 · CVSS 8,1

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What it is about

FortiOS ist ein gehärtetes Betriebssystem für FortiGate Plattformen. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiOS ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Code auszuführen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen
  • Informationen offenzulegen oder Code auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.1
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.2
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.7
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.2.11
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.9
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.5
  • Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.10

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.1
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.2
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.7
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.11
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.9
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.5
  • Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.10

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

  • CVE-2025-68686: exploited in the wild according to CISA, in the catalogue since 27.07.2026.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2025-55018, CVE-2025-62439, CVE-2025-64157, CVE-2025-68686, CVE-2026-22153

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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