CVE-2025-12196
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Publication date: 2025-12-04

Last updated on: 2025-12-10

Assigner: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Description
An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's CLI could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted CLI command.This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 12.0 up to and including 12.11.4, 12.5 up to and including 12.5.13, and 2025.1 up to and including 2025.1.2.
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Published
2025-12-04
Last Modified
2025-12-10
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-12-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-12196
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 36 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
watchguard fireware From 2025.1 (inc) to 2025.1.3 (exc)
watchguard firebox_t115-w *
watchguard firebox_t125 *
watchguard firebox_t125-w *
watchguard firebox_t145 *
watchguard firebox_t145-w *
watchguard firebox_t185 *
watchguard fireware From 12.0.0 (inc) to 12.11.5 (exc)
watchguard firebox_m270 *
watchguard firebox_m290 *
watchguard firebox_m370 *
watchguard firebox_m390 *
watchguard firebox_m440 *
watchguard firebox_m4600 *
watchguard firebox_m470 *
watchguard firebox_m4800 *
watchguard firebox_m5600 *
watchguard firebox_m570 *
watchguard firebox_m5800 *
watchguard firebox_m590 *
watchguard firebox_m670 *
watchguard firebox_m690 *
watchguard firebox_nv5 *
watchguard firebox_t20 *
watchguard firebox_t25 *
watchguard firebox_t40 *
watchguard firebox_t45 *
watchguard firebox_t55 *
watchguard firebox_t70 *
watchguard firebox_t80 *
watchguard firebox_t85 *
watchguard fireboxcloud *
watchguard fireboxv *
watchguard fireware From 12.5 (inc) to 12.5.14 (exc)
watchguard firebox_t15 *
watchguard firebox_t35 *
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Exploitability
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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is triggered via the Ping command in the WatchGuard Fireware OS Management CLI by an authenticated privileged user. Detection would involve monitoring for unusual or specially crafted Ping CLI commands issued by privileged users. Specific detection commands or signatures are not provided in the available resources. [1]

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Out-of-bounds Write in the WatchGuard Fireware OS command-line interface (CLI). It allows an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted CLI command. This affects certain versions of Fireware OS, specifically versions 12.0 through 12.11.4, 12.5 through 12.5.13, and 2025.1 through 2025.1.2.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized control, data manipulation, or disruption of services within the Fireware OS environment.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation involves upgrading affected Fireware OS versions to the fixed releases: 2025.1.3, 12.11.5, or 12.5.14 depending on your device and OS branch. No workaround is available, so applying the official patches is necessary to remediate the vulnerability. [1]

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