SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01786 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_2500:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_2500:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_4500:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_4500:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_2500:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
- cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_2500:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
- cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_4500:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
- cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_4500:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0692
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jqm-vv7r-59xc
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0692 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0692 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jqm-vv7r-59xc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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