CVE-2026-112709 PUBLISHED

Fireware OS Heap Buffer Overflow in AD Authentication Service Allows Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution

Assigner: WatchGuard
Reserved: 19.10.2026 Published: 27.10.2026 Updated: 27.10.2026

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Fireware OS authentication service allows an attacker who controls or intercepts traffic to the configured Active Directory server to create a denial of service condition and potentially execute arbitrary code by returning a specially crafted response.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	WatchGuard
Product	Fireware OS
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 2025.1 to 2026.4 (excl.) affected from 12.0 to 12.12.4 (excl.)

Vendor	WatchGuard
Product	Fireware OS
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 12.0 to 12.5.22 (excl.)

Affected Configurations

This vulnerability affects Firebox deployments configured with an Active Directory authentication server.

Exploits

WatchGuard is not aware of any exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.

Solutions

Fireware OS 2026.4, Fireware OS 12.12.4, Fireware OS 12.5.22

Credits

WatchGuard AI Security Research finder

References

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-112709

Problem Types

CWE-122 CWE
CWE-131 CWE
CWE-787 CWE