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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 80 vulnerabilities in Watchguard with an average score of 7.6 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 Watchguard had 27 security vulnerabilities published. That is, 53 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 1.06.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 7.59 |
| 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-2026-13043 | 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-2026-86133 | 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-2026-86131 | 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-2026-86105 | 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-2026-86136 | 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-2026-86132 | 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-2026-86128 | 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-2026-87969 | 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-2026-78616 | 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-2026-78195 | 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-2026-78498 | 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-2026-78495 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension SSRF Enumerates Adjacent Network ServicesA server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability WatchGuard Dimension Remote Backup Connection Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems. |
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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-2026-78047 | 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-2026-78103 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dim Auth Admin Lock/Unlock BypassWatchGuard Dimension provides a client-side lock/unlock UI control for management changes. The server-side configuration endpoint does not enforce this lock/unlock workflow state, allowing an authenticated administrator to submit configuration changes directly to the endpoint without first completing the UI unlock step. This allows an authenticated read-write administrator session to bypass the intended editing workflow and overwrite configuration changes being made by another concurrent administrator session. |
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| CVE-2026-78174 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Log Exposes Session ID for Admin TakeoverWatchGuard Dimension records unredacted session identifiers for logged-in users in its web UI diagnostic log. A low-privileged Dimension Administrator can retrieve this log and extract a Super Administrator's session token while that administrator is logged in, enabling account takeover. |
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| CVE-2026-78499 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension FTP Server SSRF Exposes Adjacent ServicesA server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability WatchGuard Dimension FTP Server Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems. |
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| CVE-2026-78610 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension WebUI CSRF Passphrase ChangeWatchGuard Dimension's Web UI exposes an administrator passphrase change action that lacks CSRF protection. An attacker who can induce an authenticated global administrator's browser to visit a crafted link or page can change that administrator's passphrase to an attacker-chosen value without the administrator's consent. |
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| CVE-2026-78618 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Auth Bypass: Admin Triggers Multiple Ops via RequestA business logic flaw in WatchGuard Dimension allows an authenticated administrator to trigger multiple backend operations within a single logical flow by sending a specially crafted request. |
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| CVE-2026-78617 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Login Lacks Default Rate-Limiting; Brute-Force RiskWatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default. |
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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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| CVE-2026-78613 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension Auth SQLi in Log Viewer Enables Arbitrary Cmd ExecWatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the log viewer 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-2026-78614 | 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-2026-78500 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Dimension DB SSRF Enables Network Service EnumerationA blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability WatchGuard Dimension Database Server Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems. |
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| CVE-2026-19315 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS Type Confusion in iked Allows Remote Code ExecutionA type confusion vulnerability in the iked process of WatchGuard Fireware OS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-78011 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Integer Underflow DoS VulnerabilityAn integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-78010 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Buffer Overflow DoS CVE-2026-78010A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process iallows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-78009 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS OOB Read in iked Causing DoSAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-78008 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS WebUI Buffer OverflowA buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS Management Web UI allows an authenticated administrator with network access to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-19318 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Process Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-19317 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS OOB Read in iked Process Enables Remote DoSAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-19316 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Double-Free DoS VulnerabilityA double-free vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-19314 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Integer Underflow Remote DoSAn integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-19313 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Heap Overflow Remote ExploitAn heap overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic. |
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| CVE-2026-13086 | Aug 27, 2026 |
WatchGuard Fireware OS epm Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-13086)A stack-based buffer overflow in the epm (Endpoint Protection Manager) service used by the deprecated Mobile Security feature in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
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| CVE-2026-81851 | Aug 27, 2026 |
CVE-2026-81851: Heap Buffer Overflow in Fireware OS iked for Auth Admin DoSA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's iked process allows an authenticated administrator to crash the IKE daemon (iked), resulting in a denial of service, by saving a specially crafted configuration. |
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| CVE-2026-57910 | Aug 25, 2026 |
WatchGuard Agent Improper Auth Allows Unauth Exec with Elevated PrivilegesImproper authentication in the WatchGuard Agent allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause the agent to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. |
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