CVE-2026-78009— Fireware OS Out-of-Bounds Read in iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS)
Quick assessment
Affected
WatchGuard Fireware OS
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
WatchGuard Fireware OS 的 iked 进程中存在一个越界读取漏洞。远程未认证攻击者可以通过发送特制的网络流量，在 VPN 处理过程中触发服务拒绝（DoS）状态。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1499.004 · Application or System ExploitationAffected Version Matrix 3
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 2025.0< 2026.2.2 |
affected |
12.0< 12.12.2 |
affected | ||
12.0< 12.5.20 |
affected |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-78009
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Fireware OS Out-of-Bounds Read in iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
跨界内存读
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 2025.0 ~ 2026.2.2 | - |
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| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 12.0 ~ 12.5.20 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78009 (1)
Same Patch Batch · WatchGuard · 2026-08-27 · 28 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-13086 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Mobile Security epm Endpoint |
| CVE-2026-19318 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2026-78174 | 9.3 CRITICAL | WatchGuard Dimension Session Hijack via Exposed Session Tokens in Diagnostic Logs |
| CVE-2026-19313 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Heap Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2026-19315 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Type Confusion in iked Allows Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2026-19317 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Out-of-Bounds Read in iked Allows Denial of Service (DoS) |
| CVE-2026-78010 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service |
| CVE-2026-78011 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS Integer Underflow in Iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) |
| CVE-2026-19316 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Double Free in iked Allows Denial of Service (DoS) |
| CVE-2026-19314 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS Integer Underflow in iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) |
| CVE-2026-13108 | 8.7 HIGH | Dimension Denial-of-Service |
| CVE-2026-78008 | 8.6 HIGH | Fireware OS Authenticated Buffer Overflow in wgagent |
| CVE-2026-78614 | 8.6 HIGH | Dimension SQL Injection in Audit Report |
| CVE-2026-78613 | 8.6 HIGH | Dimension SQL Injection in Log Viewer |
| CVE-2026-78612 | 8.6 HIGH | Dimension SQL Injection in Scheduled Report |
| CVE-2026-78610 | 8.4 HIGH | Dimension CSRF Vulnerability in Administrator Passphrase Change Endpoint |
| CVE-2026-81851 | 6.9 MEDIUM | Fireware OS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Denial of Service |
| CVE-2026-78618 | 6.9 MEDIUM | Dimension Business Logic Flaw Allows Chained Backend Object Operations |
| CVE-2026-78617 | 6.3 MEDIUM | WatchGuard Dimension Web UI Authentication Brute-Force Due to Missing Rate Limiting |
| CVE-2026-78495 | 5.3 MEDIUM | Dimension Server-Side Request Forgery via Remote Backup Connection Test |
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