CVE-2022-23176
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- High 8.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 11 Apr 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.
Key facts
- Published
- 24 Feb 2022
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 11 Apr 2022
- KEV fix due
- 2 May 2022
- EPSS
- 10.892% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 95.94% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 24 Feb 2022 Published
- 11 Apr 2022 CVE-2022-23176 added to CISA KEV
- 11 Apr 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue