CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-68648

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2 all versions, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.0 all versions may allow an attacker to escalate its privileges via specially crafted requests.

How to fix

Remediation Available
fortianalyzerNVD
Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.5Fixed in:7.6.5CVE-2025-68648derived from NVD
fortianalyzer cloudNVD
Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.5Fixed in:7.6.5CVE-2025-68648derived from NVD
fortimanagerNVD
Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.5Fixed in:7.6.5CVE-2025-68648derived from NVD
fortimanager cloudNVD
Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.5Fixed in:7.6.5CVE-2025-68648derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days
45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-68648?

Published advisories record a fix for 4 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2025-68648 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-68648 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.57% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 45% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-68648?

CVE-2025-68648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-68648 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fortianalyzer (NVD), fortianalyzer cloud (NVD), fortimanager (NVD), fortimanager cloud (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-13.