Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-26318

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: Remote Code Execution in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2022-26318

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Mar 04, 2022
Modified Date Nov 13, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
78.30%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-26318: On WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary code, aka FBX-22786. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U2, 12.x before 12.1.3_U8, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.9_U2.

Impacted Vendors

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watchguard 1

Reference Links

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 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 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26318
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-26318 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/misterxid/watchguard_cve-2022-26318
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GitHub https://github.com/h3llk4t3/Watchguard-RCE-POC-CVE-2022-26318
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/BabyTeam1024/CVE-2022-26318
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.