Webroot Desktop Firewall before 1.3.0build52 allows local users to disable the firewall…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
Webroot Desktop Firewall before 1.3.0build52 allows local users to disable the firewall, even when password protection is enabled, via certain DeviceIoControl commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00377 31st 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:desktop_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3.0_build_43 | Vulnerable | Webroot Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:desktop_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.0_build_43 Vulnerable ·Webroot Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch37-cwrj-298v
References
More Webroot Software Desktop Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03023 Stack-based buffer overflow in PWIWrapper.dll for Webroot Desktop Firewall before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-3198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch37-cwrj-298v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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