Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the id parameter to ADMIN/mailqueue.spl.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.5842 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:xcs:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
| cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:xcs:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:xcs:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
- cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:xcs:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5453
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qfm-g2fr-jqgp
References
Exploit 4
Advisory 2
More WatchGuard Xcs vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04586 SQL injection vulnerability in Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-01888 The STARTTLS implementation in WatchGuard XCS 9.0 and 9.1 does not properly restrict I/O… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-5453 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5453 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7qfm-g2fr-jqgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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