XPath injection in WatchGuard Fireware OS SSH login leaks config data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-208.
Summary
WatchGuard Fireware OS from 12.0 before 12.5.22, from 2025.1 before 2026.4, and from 12.0 before 12.12.4 is affected. An XPath injection flaw (CWE-643) in the SSH authentication process lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the management SSH interface extract sensitive configuration data by sending a specially crafted request.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
An XPath injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SSH authentication process allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the management SSH interface to extract sensitive configuration data by submitting a specially crafted request.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 12.0 to before 12.5.22 | 12.5.22 | Patch available | CNA |
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 2025.1 to before 2026.4; 12.0 to before 12.12.4 | 2026.4, 12.12.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Fireware OS VendorWatchGuard Affected 12.0 to before 12.5.22 Fixed in 12.5.22 Patch available CNA
- Fireware OS VendorWatchGuard Affected 2025.1 to before 2026.4; 12.0 to before 12.12.4 Fixed in 2026.4, 12.12.4 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WatchGuard
Remediation
Fireware OS is fixed in versions 12.5.22, 12.12.4 and 2026.4.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Fireware OS (WatchGuard) Fixed in 12.5.22
- Fix · CNA Fireware OS (WatchGuard) Fixed in 2026.4, 12.12.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WatchGuard Fireware OS 12.12.4, 2026.4
17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81380 Fireware OS FireCluster Daemon Lacks Authentication, Allows Remote Root ActionsPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-81377 Stack buffer overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS SIP proxyPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-81386 NULL pointer dereference in WatchGuard Fireware OS management loginPriority MEDIUM 44
- Release ·
WatchGuard Fireware OS 12.5.22
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81380 Fireware OS FireCluster Daemon Lacks Authentication, Allows Remote Root ActionsPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-81377 Stack buffer overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS SIP proxyPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-81386 NULL pointer dereference in WatchGuard Fireware OS management loginPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93434
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-3fmv-cm8f-v9fm
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More WatchGuard vulnerabilities
- 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-2023-19293 A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-04587 Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-93434 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93434 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fmv-cm8f-v9fm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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