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TI-2022-13684 Aliases CVE-2022-31791GHSA-hp52-6vgw-v6f4

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained shell access) to elevate their privileges and execute code with root permissions. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00227 13th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0 to before 12.1.4; 12.2.0 to before 12.5.10VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.1:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.6.1 u1VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.1:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*12.6.1 u3VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.6.3VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.6.4VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.7.0 u1VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.7.1VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.2:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.7.2 u2VulnerableWatchGuard
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.8.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.8.0 u1VulnerableWatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.1.4; 12.2.0 to before 12.5.10 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.1:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6.1 u1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.1:u3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6.1 u3 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6.3 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6.4 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.7.0 u1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.7.1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.2:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.7.2 u2 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
  • cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.8.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.8.0 u1 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31791
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp52-6vgw-v6f4

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2022-07330 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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