CVE-2026-86131 PUBLISHED

Fireware OS Code Injection in BOVPN Over TLS Client Allows Remote Code Execution

Assigner: WatchGuard
Reserved: 05.09.2026 Published: 29.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

A code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox.

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 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 12.0 to 12.5.21 (excl.)

Affected Configurations

This vulnerability affects Firebox systems configured with a BOVPN Over TLS connection to an attacker-controlled destination.

Exploits

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

Solutions

Fireware OS 2026.3.2, Fireware OS 2026.2.3, Fireware OS 12.12.3, Fireware OS 12.5.21

Credits

btaol finder

References

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-86131

Problem Types

CWE-295 CWE
CWE-829 CWE
CWE-94 CWE