Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-93434

Fireware OS XPath Injection in SSH Authentication Allows Blind Extraction of Configuration Secrets

publishedCWE-20CWE-208CWE-643

An XPath injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SSH authentication process allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the management SSH interface to extract sensitive configuration data by submitting a specially crafted request.

Technical severity8.7 highCVSS 4.0 · CNA: WatchGuard
Published2026-10-27Source updated 2026-11-04
Collected2026-11-042 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

Fireware OS 12.5.22, Fireware OS 2026.4, Fireware OS 12.12.4

Source: CNA: WatchGuard

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Fireware OS
WatchGuard
≥ 12.0; < 12.5.22 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: WatchGuard
Fireware OS
WatchGuard
Platforms: Default
≥ 2025.1; < 2026.4 (affected, custom)
≥ 12.0; < 12.12.4 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: WatchGuard

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
4.0 / 8.7
high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCNA: WatchGuard

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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