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    CVE-2022-23176

    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. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

    Published:Feb 24, 2022
    Last Modified:Nov 3, 2025
    EPS:Feb 24, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.2151
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    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. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 2, 2022
    1593 days ago
    Alert Date
    Apr 11, 2022
    1614 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Watchguard
    Product
    Fireware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-8247 (CVSS 7.7) — An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the sa…
    CVE-2026-13084 (CVSS 8.7) — A null pointer dereference vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker…
    CVE-2026-13368 (CVSS 9.2) — WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability in LDAP authenticat…
    CVE-2026-13722 (CVSS 8.6) — WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a firmware validation bypass when processing a backup image via the backup/res…
    CVE-2026-13371 (CVSS 6.9) — An authenticated administrator can trigger a denial-of-service condition in the Fireware Management Web UI by …
    CVE-2026-3987 (CVSS 8.6) — A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS Web UI on WatchGuard Firebox systems may allow a privileged …
    CVE-2026-4315 (CVSS 7.1) — A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS WebUI could allow a remote att…
    CVE-2026-4266 (CVSS 8.4) — An Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an attacker that has obtained write…
    CVE-2026-3344 (CVSS 6.9) — A vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an attacker to bypass the Fireware OS filesystem integrity…

    References

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers/
    https://securityportal.watchguard.com
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers/
    https://securityportal.watchguard.com
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23176

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High