WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.11.2 Request Parameter request smuggling

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A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.11.2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Request Parameter Handler. The manipulation results in request smuggling. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-6999. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.11.2. Affected is an unknown code of the component Request Parameter Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a request smuggling vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-444. The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An HTTP Request Smuggling [CWE-444] vulnerability in the Authentication portal of WatchGuard Fireware OS allows a remote attacker to evade request parameter sanitation and perform a reflected self-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.0 through 12.11.2.

The advisory is available at watchguard.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-6999 since 07/02/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WatchGuard

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• Fireware OS

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• 12.11.0
• 12.11.1
• 12.11.2

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• commercial

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