CVE-2026-3987 (GCVE-0-2026-3987)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-01 21:32 – Updated: 2026-04-03 03:55
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Title
WatchGuard Firebox Arbitrary File Write vis Path Traversal in Fireware Web UI
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS Web UI on WatchGuard Firebox systems may allow a privileged authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of an elevated system process.This issue affects Fireware OS 12.6.1 up to and including 12.11.8 and 2025.1 up to and including 2026.1.2.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WatchGuard Fireware OS Affected: 12.6.1 , ≤ 12.11.8 (semver)
Affected: 2025.1 , ≤ 2026.1.2 (semver)
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btaol
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