Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-68648

Fortinet Fortianalyzer 7.0.0 – 7.4.8

Published
10 March 2026
Modified
26 May 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0057 44th percentile
Risk Priority 53 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-68648 is a high-severity Use of Externally-Controlled Format String (CWE-134) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 44th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-68648 is a use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability (CWE-134) present in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, and 7.0 all versions, as well as FortiAnalyzer Cloud versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, and 7.0 all versions. The vulnerability also affects FortiManager versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, and 7.0 all versions, including FortiManager Cloud versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, and 7.0 all versions. The issue was published on 2026-03-10.

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and a requirement for high privileges. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can exploit it by sending specially crafted requests, leading to privilege escalation.

Mitigation details, including patches and advisories, are available in the Fortinet PSIRT report at https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-092.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud…

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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 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14 may allow an attacker to escalate its privileges via specially crafted requests.

CWE(s)
CWE-134

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

fortinet
fortianalyzer
7.0.0 — 7.4.8 · 7.6.0 — 7.6.5
fortinet
fortianalyzer cloud
7.0.0 — 7.4.8 · 7.6.0 — 7.6.5
fortinet
fortimanager
7.0.0 — 7.4.8 · 7.6.0 — 7.6.5
fortinet
fortimanager cloud
7.0.0 — 7.4.8 · 7.6.0 — 7.6.5

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and static analysis can discover format-string vulnerabilities before deployment.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation can reject or sanitize externally supplied format strings before they reach formatting functions.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Secure development standards and tools can mandate use of static format strings or safe formatting APIs.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent external format strings via code review, static analysis, and safe APIs.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification can discover existing format-string flaws but does not prevent their introduction.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect format-string vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and safe API usage that can prevent externally-controlled format strings.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify safe formatting functions and ban uncontrolled format strings.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage dangerous string-handling patterns that lead to format-string issues.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly forbid the use of untrusted format strings and prescribe safe alternatives.

References