WatchGuard Firebox Authenticated Out of Bounds Write in Management CLI IPSec Configuration

Summary

CVECVE-2025-12195
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWatchGuard
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-04 22:15:46 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 16:19:13 UTC
DescriptionAn Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's CLI could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted IPSec configuration CLI commands.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 CWE-787


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.05d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Watchguard Firebox T15 - All All All
Hardware Watchguard Firebox T35 - All All All
Operating System Watchguard Fireware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA WatchGuard Fireware OS affected 2025.1 2025.1.3 custom Default
CNA WatchGuard Fireware OS affected 12.0 12.11.5 custom Default
CNA WatchGuard Fireware OS affected 11.0 11.12.4+541730 custom Default
CNA WatchGuard Fireware OS affected 12.0 12.5.14 custom T15/T35

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00019 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3 www.watchguard.com Vendor Advisory
psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2025-12195 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3 psirt.watchguard.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Cody Sixteen (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Fireware OS 2025.1.3, Fireware OS 12.11.5, Fireware OS 12.5.14

Exploits

CNA: WatchGuard is not aware of any exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.

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