An external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values.
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Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
Fireware OS 2026.4, Fireware OS 12.12.4, Fireware OS 12.5.22
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-90464 |
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History
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | An external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values. | |
| Title | Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root | |
| First Time appeared |
Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-59 CWE-73 CWE-732 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WatchGuard
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-27T15:52:28.267Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T22:55:27.707Z
Link: CVE-2026-90464
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-27T16:17:31.517
Modified: 2026-10-28T14:39:26.893
Link: CVE-2026-90464
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-27T18:30:08Z