CVE-2026-13046 PUBLISHED

Fireware OS Deserialization of Untrusted Data in samld Allows Remote Code Execution

Assigner: WatchGuard
Reserved: 23.06.2026 Published: 29.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SAML single sign-on session handling (samld) allows an attacker who has already obtained the ability to write files on the appliance to execute arbitrary code in the context of the samld service by causing samld to load a maliciously crafted session file.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor WatchGuard
Product Fireware OS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2026.3 to 2026.3.2 (excl.)
  • affected from 2025.0 to 2026.2.3 (excl.)
  • affected from 12.0 to 12.12.3 (excl.)
Vendor WatchGuard
Product Fireware OS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 12.11 to 12.11.10 (excl.)

Affected Configurations

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker requires network access to an authentication interface on the Firebox, such as the Access Portal. The attacker also needs to have obtained the ability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

Exploits

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

Solutions

Fireware OS 2026.2.3, Fireware OS 12.12.3, Fireware OS 12.11.10

Credits

  • Nicholas Zubrisky (@NZubrisky) of TrendAI Research finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-502 CWE