Exploited. On CISA's list since 2022-04-11.
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23176 · WatchGuard Firebox and XTM · Published 2022-02-24
How bad would it be?
8.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it high.
How likely is it to be used?
11%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1642 days ago (2022-05-02).
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
What the flaw is
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.
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