CVE-2022-23176
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Firebox and XTM, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 2, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Firebox and XTM | WatchGuard | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2022-23176 scored CVSS 8.8: WatchGuard Firebox and XTM, WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Firebox and XTM systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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