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CVE-2022-23176WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
8.8 HIGHEPSS 10.89%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.0 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 2, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-23176
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- mitre
- Published
- Feb 24, 2022
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 04:29 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
watchguardfireware9 version ranges
- 12.0.0 before 12.1.3
- 12.2.0 before 12.5.7
- 12.1.3
- 12.1.3 u1
- 12.1.3 u2
- 12.5.7
- 12.5.7 u1
- 12.5.7 u2
- 12.7.2
References
- arstechnica.com https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers/
- securityportal.watchguard.com https://securityportal.watchguard.com
- watchguard.com https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
- watchguard.com https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
- watchguard.com https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23176