CVE-2022-23176
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
WatchGuard · Firebox and XTM
Vulnerability details
WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access.
Added to CISA KEV: 2022-04-11
Ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CISA due date: 2022-05-02
Defensive guidance from CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.
Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC