{"id":"CVE-2026-25815","aliases":["EUVD-2026-5525","GHSA-867w-ffwp-rh44"],"status":"disputed","title":"Fortinet FortiOS through 7.6.6 allows attackers to decrypt LDAP credentials stored in device...","description":"Fortinet FortiOS through 7.6.6 allows attackers to decrypt LDAP credentials stored in device configuration files, as exploited in the wild from 2025-12-16 through 2026 (by default, the encryption key is the same across all customers' installations). NOTE: the Supplier's position is that the instance of CWE-1394 is not a vulnerability because customers \"are supposed to enable\" a non-default option that eliminates the weakness. 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