A code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox.
History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Watchguard fireware
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard fireware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description A code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox.
Title Fireware OS Code Injection in BOVPN Over TLS Client Allows Remote Code Execution
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os
Weaknesses CWE-295
CWE-829
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published: 2026-09-29T23:05:47.700Z

Updated: 2026-10-01T17:08:46.734Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T02:50:33.788Z

Link: CVE-2026-86131

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T15:25:34.014Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-30T00:16:36.817

Modified: 2026-10-06T20:39:54.950

Link: CVE-2026-86131

cve-icon Redhat

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