A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.
Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
Fireware OS 2026.4, Fireware OS 12.12.4, Fireware OS 12.5.22
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-93864 |
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History
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained. | |
| Title | Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root | |
| First Time appeared |
Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 CWE-377 CWE-59 CWE-73 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WatchGuard
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-27T15:52:27.765Z
Reserved: 2026-09-18T19:22:02.492Z
Link: CVE-2026-93864
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-27T16:17:32.710
Modified: 2026-10-27T16:17:32.710
Link: CVE-2026-93864
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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