8.1High
Watchguard Fireware
CVE-2026-13368
WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability in LDAP authentication for the Mobile User VPN with IKEv2. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the iked process on Fireboxes that have a Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configured to use an external LDAP authentication server.
What this means for your business
- It affects Watchguard Fireware. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 1% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 61% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Watchguard Fireware, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.1 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- CVSS v4
- 9.2
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Assigned by
- 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-03
- Last modified
- 2026-08-28
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Watchguard Fireware2025.1 - 2026.2.1, 12.5 - 12.5.19, 11.0.0 - 11.12.4, 11.12.4, 12.0 - 12.12.1
- Watchguard Firebox M295all versions
- Watchguard Firebox M395all versions
- Watchguard Firebox M495all versions
- Watchguard Firebox M595all versions
- Watchguard Firebox M695all versions
- Watchguard Firebox T115-Wall versions
- Watchguard Firebox T125all versions
- Watchguard Firebox T125-Wall versions
- Watchguard Firebox T145all versions
- Watchguard Firebox T145-Wall versions
- Watchguard Firebox T185all versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.