CVE-2026-13224 | BDVDB-2026-380445 Detail

WatchGuardFireware OS

Description#

A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS WebUI management agent allows an authenticated administrator to read or list arbitrary files on the local filesystem by sending a specially crafted management request.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-23

References#

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-13224

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-09-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-09-30Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-29
Last modified: 2026-09-30

Vendor information

Vendor: WatchGuard
Product: Fireware OS

All WatchGuard vulnerabilities

Score

8.2 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 30.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Path Traversal

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 12.0 and < 12.5.21
Fixed
12.5.21
Vulnerable
>= 2026.3 and < 2026.3.2
Fixed
2026.3.2
Vulnerable
>= 2025.0 and < 2026.2.3
Fixed
2026.2.3
Vulnerable
>= 12.0 and < 12.12.3
Fixed
12.12.3

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

8.2 High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	None
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	High
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).