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Products by Watchguard Sorted by Most Security Vulnerabilities since 2018
Known Exploited Watchguard Vulnerabilities
The following Watchguard vulnerabilities have been marked by CISA as Known to be Exploited by threat actors.
| Title | Description | Added |
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| WatchGuard Firebox Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process contains an out of bounds write vulnerability in the OS iked process. This vulnerability may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and affects both the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 and the branch office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer. CVE-2025-14733 Exploit Probability: 26.5% |
December 19, 2025 |
| WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability |
WatchGuard Firebox contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the OS iked process that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2025-9242 Exploit Probability: 91.3% |
November 12, 2025 |
| WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. CVE-2022-23176 Exploit Probability: 10.8% |
April 11, 2022 |
| WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Appliances Arbitrary Code Execution |
On WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-26318 Exploit Probability: 78.2% |
March 25, 2022 |
Of the known exploited vulnerabilities above, 2 are in the top 1%, or the 99th percentile of the EPSS exploit probability rankings. 2 known exploited Watchguard vulnerabilities are in the top 5% (95th percentile or greater) of the EPSS exploit probability rankings.
By the Year
In 2026 there have been 102 vulnerabilities in Watchguard with an average score of 7.7 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 Watchguard had 27 security vulnerabilities published. That is, 75 more vulnerabilities have already been reported in 2026 as compared to last year. However, the average CVE base score of the vulnerabilities in 2026 is greater by 1.18.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102 | 7.70 |
| 2025 | 27 | 6.52 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8.55 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6.50 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8.08 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.50 |
It may take a day or so for new Watchguard vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Recent Watchguard Security Vulnerabilities
| CVE | Date | Vulnerability | Products |
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| CVE-2026-121639 | Nov 04, 2026 |
Unauth RCE: WatchGuard AuthPoint GW DirSync Config DeleteA Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows a remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to the AuthPoint Gateway host to disrupt authentication services and delete the local directory synchronization configuration. |
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| CVE-2026-121638 | Nov 04, 2026 |
WatchGuard AuthPoint GW Improper Cert Validation Enables MITMAn Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows an attacker with an on-path network position to intercept and modify communications between the AuthPoint Gateway and local authentication providers. |
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| CVE-2026-121637 | Nov 04, 2026 |
Improper Integrity in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway LDAP Auth (CVE2026121637)An improper integrity validation vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP authentication callback allows a network attacker who has obtained a valid header signature to forge the authentication result and transaction identifier in the request body, resulting in unauthorized session outcomes. |
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| CVE-2026-121640 | Nov 04, 2026 |
AuthPoint Gateway Auth Bypass via CaptureReplayAn Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows an attacker who has observed a legitimate request between AuthPoint Gateway components to replay it and perform unauthorized administrative actions, including disrupting authentication services. |
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| CVE-2026-115495 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for WindowsCleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker who can capture loopback traffic to obtain the users VPN username and password. |
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| CVE-2026-90465 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Missing Auth in WatchGuard FireCluster Sync Allows Root Firewall ActionsA missing authentication vulnerability in the FireCluster Sync processing allows an attacker positioned on the cluster interconnect, such as a compromised cluster peer or an on-path network attacker, to invoke privileged firewall management actions as root by sending a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-93862 | Oct 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard FireCluster Sync OOB Read Causing DoSAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FireCluster Sync processing allows an attacker positioned on the cluster interconnect, such as a compromised cluster peer or an on-path network attacker, to repeatedly crash the firewall's cluster synchronization process by sending specially crafted network traffic, resulting in a sustained denial of service. |
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| CVE-2026-113881 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's VPN Network Access Enforcement processA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's VPN Network Access Enforcement process allows an authenticated mobile VPN user to create a denial of service condition and potentially execute arbitrary code as an unprivileged process by sending a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-112710 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Fireware OS authentication serviceA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Fireware OS authentication service allows an attacker who controls or intercepts traffic to the configured Active Directory server to create a denial of service condition and potentially execute arbitrary code by returning a specially crafted response. |
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| CVE-2026-112709 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Fireware OS authentication serviceA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Fireware OS authentication service allows an attacker who controls or intercepts traffic to the configured Active Directory server to create a denial of service condition and potentially execute arbitrary code by returning a specially crafted response. |
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| CVE-2026-111107 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OSs management interfaceA NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OSs management interface allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management interface to crash the management service by sending a specially crafted login request. Repeated exploitation terminates all active administrator sessions and in-progress management operations and can prevent management of the device. Traffic processing is not affected. |
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| CVE-2026-104381 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A missing authentication vulnerability in Fireware OS's FireCluster state synchronization featureA missing authentication vulnerability in Fireware OS's FireCluster state synchronization feature allows an unauthenticated attacker positioned on the cluster synchronization network segment to force premature VPN tunnel termination by sending crafted cluster synchronization traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-103594 | Oct 27, 2026 |
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's WireGuard configuration processing allows a remote attackerA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's WireGuard configuration processing allows a remote attacker that has man-in-the-middle TLS-decrypted access between the Firebox and WatchGuard Cloud to create a Denial of Service condition and potentially execute arbitrary code by tampering with a FireCloud Gateway configuration payload. |
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| CVE-2026-93866 | Oct 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS Access Portal WebSocket Int Overflow Heap WriteAn integer overflow vulnerability in the WebSocket connection handling used by WatchGuard Fireware OS's Access Portal allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to write beyond the bounds of a heap buffer by sending a specially crafted request while the Access Portal feature is enabled. |
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| CVE-2026-93865 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Unauth Remote Exec via FireCluster Sync Daemon: Fireware OSA missing authentication vulnerability in the Fireware OS FireCluster synchronization daemon allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to invoke privileged system-level administrative actions by sending a specially crafted request to the FireCluster management IP when the clustering feature is enabled. |
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| CVE-2026-93864 | Oct 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS Firewall Daemon File Overwrite to RootA link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OSs firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained. |
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| CVE-2026-93857 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Stack Overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS SIP Proxy (CVE-2026-93857)A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's SIP proxy allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted request through a policy that uses the SIP proxy. |
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| CVE-2026-93434 | Oct 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS XPath Injection in SSH AuthAn XPath injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SSH authentication process allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the management SSH interface to extract sensitive configuration data by submitting a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-90464 | Oct 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS EFPC Vulnerability: Arbitrary File OverwriteAn external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values. |
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| CVE-2026-90442 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Stack Overflow in Fireware OS certd (WatchGuard Firebox)A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Fireware OS certd process allows an authenticated attacker with access to the Firebox management interface to crash the certificate management service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-82332 | Oct 27, 2026 |
Impauth in WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA: Local Attacker Hijacks In-Prog SessionAn improper authentication vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's AuthPoint multi-factor authentication process allows a local, unauthenticated attacker on the appliance to hijack another user's in-progress MFA session by supplying a specially crafted request and convincing the victim user to accept an MFA push notification. |
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| CVE-2026-96293 | Oct 22, 2026 |
WatchGuard Endpoint Sec. Cleartext FileVault Recovery Key in Diagnostic LogA cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS allows a local, unprivileged user or process to obtain a managed computer's FileVault Personal Recovery Key by reading a persistently written diagnostic log file left readable by all local users. |
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| CVE-2026-13043 | Oct 01, 2026 |
WatchGuard PSKMAD: Local Auth Bypass Enables Kernel Memory DumpA missing authentication vulnerability in the Kernel Memory Access Driver (PSKMAD) used by WatchGuard endpoint security products allows a local, authenticated attacker to bypass the driver's access-control handshake and issue arbitrary privileged commands to the driver, resulting in disclosure of kernel and process memory. |
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| CVE-2026-86134 | Sep 30, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS Auth NULL Pointer Crash (CVE-2026-86134)A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS authentication process allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the management daemon by sending a specially request to the login interface, resulting in a denial of service. |
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| CVE-2026-90441 | Sep 29, 2026 |
WatchGuard wgagent missing auth leads to crash & file read via APIA missing authorization vulnerability in the wgagent management daemon's session initialization function allows an authenticated, low-privileged user (including a read-only or guest administrator account) to crash the wgagent process and read arbitrary files accessible to the daemon by submitting a specially crafted management API request. |
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| CVE-2026-86105 | Sep 29, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS Access Portal Reverse Proxy Improper Auth (CVE-2026-86105)An improper authorization vulnerability in Fireware OS's Access Portal reverse proxy allows an authenticated, low-privileged Access Portal user to access other web applications they are not authorized for by sending a specially crafted request for a different resource which they are authorized to access. |
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| CVE-2026-86104 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Fireware OS wgagent Uncontrolled Resource Consumption DoSAn uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the Fireware OS login process (wgagent) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-86101 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Improper Auth in WatchGuard Fireware OS SAML Login Enables Mobile VPN AccessAn improper authorization vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SAML login process allows a remote, authenticated SAML user with access only to the Access Portal to obtain unauthorized Mobile VPN with SSL access through a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-18145 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Stack Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS spamd ServiceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the spamBlocker (spamd) service of WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to crash the service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted management request. |
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| CVE-2026-18105 | Sep 29, 2026 |
LowPriv Auth DoS in Fireware OS Via Repeated Diagnostic TasksAn uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Fireware OS's diagnostic tasks feature allows a low-privileged, authenticated user to cause a denial of service of the system's diagnostic tools by repeatedly starting and aborting a specially crafted diagnostic task through the web UI. |
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| CVE-2026-13224 | Sep 29, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS WebUI Path Traversal (CVE-2026-13224)A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS WebUI management agent allows an authenticated administrator to read or list arbitrary files on the local filesystem by sending a specially crafted management request. |
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| CVE-2026-13046 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Deserialization in WatchGuard Fireware samld SAML leads to code execA deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SAML single sign-on session handling (samld) allows an attacker who has already obtained the ability to write files on the appliance to execute arbitrary code in the context of the samld service by causing samld to load a maliciously crafted session file. |
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| CVE-2026-86131 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Code Injection in WatchGuard Fireware BOVPN TLS client configA code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox. |
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| CVE-2026-86133 | Sep 29, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEd Integer Underflow (DoS)An integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKE daemon (iked) allows a remote attacker who has completed the initial IKEv2 handshake to crash the iked process by sending a specially crafted encrypted IKEv2 message, resulting in a denial of service. |
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| CVE-2026-86128 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Fireware OS NetFlow NULL PTR DSP CVE-2026-86128A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Fireware OS's NetFlow packet-processing feature allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted IPv6 packet. |
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| CVE-2026-81433 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS fingerd over DHCPA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's DHCP fingerprinting daemon (fingerd) allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code or crash the process by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet. |
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| CVE-2026-86132 | Sep 29, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEv2 Daemon Integer Underflow CrashAn integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEv2 daemon (iked) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the process by sending a specially crafted encrypted IKEv2 message negotiated with an AES-GCM cipher suite. |
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| CVE-2026-86136 | Sep 29, 2026 |
Missing Auth in WatchGuard wgagent Daemon Allows Crash & File ReadA missing authorization vulnerability in the wgagent management daemon's session initialization function allows an authenticated, low-privileged user (including a read-only or guest administrator account) to crash the wgagent process and read arbitrary files accessible to the daemon by submitting a specially crafted management API request. |
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| CVE-2026-87969 | Sep 28, 2026 |
WatchGuard AP CLI OS Command Injection (Authenticated)An OS command injection vulnerability in the WatchGuard AP diagnostic CLI allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating system commands by supplying crafted input. |
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| CVE-2026-86102 | Sep 28, 2026 |
WatchGuard AP API OS Command Injection VulnerabilityAn OS command injection vulnerability in the WatchGuard AP internal API service allows an attacker with network access to the AP to execute arbitrary shell commands on the underlying operating system. |
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| CVE-2026-95676 | Sep 23, 2026 |
AuthPoint Gateway LDAP Sync Auth Bypass (CVE-2026-95676)A missing/improper authentication vulnerability in the WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP Sync first-factor authentication allows a remote attacker to bypass single-factor password verification under non-default operating conditions. Additional authentication factors still apply. |
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| CVE-2026-86135 | Sep 08, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension CSRF Snapshot Creation VulnerabilityA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's database snapshot creation feature allows a remote attacker to trigger unauthorized snapshot creation by tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a specially crafted web page. |
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| CVE-2026-78195 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension XSS in Historical Data Feature (Authenticated Admin) |
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| CVE-2026-78612 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Auth SQLi in Scheduled Report Arbitrary Cmd ExecWatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the scheduled report feature which allows an authenticated user with report administration permissions gain arbitrary command execution as the Dimension WebUI process user by sending specially crafted requests. |
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| CVE-2026-78616 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension XSS in Trusted CA ConfigA Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's Trusted CA certificate configuration allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary JavaScript in another authenticated administrator's web browser by saving a carefully crafted certificate. |
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| CVE-2026-78498 | Aug 27, 2026 |
SSRF in WatchGuard Dimension Email Server Test ConfigA server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability WatchGuard Dimension Email Server Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems. |
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| CVE-2026-78047 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension XSS via Task Scheduling Field InjectionA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's task scheduling feature allows a low-privileged authenticated administrator to inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript into these fields, which then executes in the browser session of any other user. |
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| CVE-2026-78614 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Auth SQLi Leads to Local Cmd Exec via Audit ReportsWatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the audit report feature which allows an authenticated user with report administration permissions gain arbitrary command execution as the Dimension WebUI process user by sending specially crafted requests. |
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| CVE-2026-13108 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension: Denial-of-Service via TCP SYN Flood to Log ListenerWatchGuard Dimension is susceptible to a denial-of-service condition when an attacker sends a high volume of TCP SYN packets to the log listening service. |
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| CVE-2026-78615 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Reflected XSS in Report Detail URLA Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's report detail page allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a authenticated user's browser with a specially crafted URL. |
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