CVE-2026-90464: high-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS
Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.2epss 0.4%
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.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
WatchGuard · Fireware OSRelated CVEs — WatchGuard Fireware OS
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