Description
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained shell access) to elevate their privileges and execute code with root permissions. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- low
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- WATCHGUARD
- Published
- 9/6/2022
- Last Modified
- 11/21/2024
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
watchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : firewarewatchguard : fireware
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