Exploitation Summary
CVE-2022-23176 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 11, 2022.
Description
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://securityportal.watchguard.com
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers/
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23176
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.1017
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2022-04-11
VulnCheck KEV
2022-03-17
InTheWild.io
2022-04-11
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2022-28267
Status
published
Products (4)
watchguard/fireware
12.1.3 (3 CPE variants)
watchguard/fireware
12.5.7 (3 CPE variants)
watchguard/fireware
12.7.2
watchguard/fireware
12.0.0 - 12.1.3
Published
Feb 24, 2022
KEV Added
Apr 11, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026