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TI-2022-07330 Aliases CVE-2022-23176GHSA-8x27-645q-g2rv

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged…

Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-04-11CISA due date 2022-05-02
EPSS 0.10892 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0 to before 12.1.3; 12.2.0 to before 12.5.7VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.3VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.3 u1VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.3 u2VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.7VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.7 u1VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.7 u2VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.7.2VulnerableWatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.1.3; 12.2.0 to before 12.5.7 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.3 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.3 u1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.3 u2 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.7 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.7 u1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.7 u2 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.7.2 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-04-11 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23176
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x27-645q-g2rv

References

Advisory 5

  • TI-2022-09698 On WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-13451 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-08474 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2013-05132 Buffer overflow in WGagent in WatchGuard WSM and Fireware before 11.8 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2026-02885 WatchGuard Firebox Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-58925 Fireware OS Code Injection in BOVPN Over TLS Client Allows Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
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Sources

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