WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.5.18/12.12/2026.2 Requests out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.5.18/12.12/2026.2 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Requests Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-13383. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WatchGuard Fireware OS up to 12.5.18/12.12/2026.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Requests Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS ikestubd process could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted requests to the Management Web UI.This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 12.1 up to and including 12.12 and 2025.1 up to and including 2026.2.

The weakness was published by Cody Sixteen as wgsa-2026-00020. The advisory is available at watchguard.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-13383 since 06/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. 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 07/03/2026).

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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Vendor

• WatchGuard

Name

• Fireware OS

Version

• 12.0
• 12.1
• 12.2
• 12.3
• 12.4
• 12.5
• 12.5.0
• 12.5.1
• 12.5.2
• 12.5.3
• 12.5.4
• 12.5.5
• 12.5.6
• 12.5.7
• 12.5.8
• 12.5.9
• 12.5.10
• 12.5.11
• 12.5.12
• 12.5.13
• 12.5.14
• 12.5.15
• 12.5.16
• 12.5.17
• 12.5.18
• 12.6
• 12.7
• 12.8
• 12.9
• 12.10
• 12.11
• 12.12
• 2026.0
• 2026.1
• 2026.2

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• commercial

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