CVE-2026-90465— Fireware OS Missing Authentication in FireCluster Sync Allows Privilege Escalation
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Affected
WatchGuard Fireware OS
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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FireCluster 同步处理过程中存在一个缺失身份验证的漏洞，使得位于集群互连网络上的攻击者（例如被入侵的集群对等节点或网络路径上的攻击者）能够发送特制请求，以 root 用户身份执行特权防火墙管理操作。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-90465
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Fireware OS Missing Authentication in FireCluster Sync Allows Privilege Escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A missing authentication vulnerability in the FireCluster Sync processing allows an attacker positioned on the cluster interconnect, such as a compromised cluster peer or an on-path network attacker, to invoke privileged firewall management actions as root by sending a specially crafted request.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
使用欺骗进行的认证绕过
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 2025.1 ~ 2026.4 | - |
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| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 12.0 ~ 12.5.22 | - |
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Other References for CVE-2026-90465 (1)
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https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-90465 vendor-advisory
Same Patch Batch · WatchGuard · 2026-10-27 · 18 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-103594 | 9.5 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Stack Buffer Overflow in WireGuard Configuration Allows Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2026-93865 | 9.2 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Missing Authentication in FireCluster Sync Daemon Allows Remote Root Action In |
| CVE-2026-112710 | 9.2 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Heap Buffer Overflow in AD Authentication Service Allows Pre-Authentication Re |
| CVE-2026-112709 | 9.2 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Heap Buffer Overflow in AD Authentication Service Allows Pre-Authentication Re |
| CVE-2026-93866 | 9.2 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Integer Overflow in Access Portal Allows Out-of-Bounds Writ |
| CVE-2026-93857 | 9.2 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow in SIP Proxy Allows Remote Code Execu |
| CVE-2026-103593 | 9.1 CRITICAL | Fireware OS Stack Buffer Overflow in Logging Service Allows Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2026-111107 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS NULL Pointer Dereference in Management Interface Allows Unauthenticated Denial |
| CVE-2026-93434 | 8.7 HIGH | Fireware OS XPath Injection in SSH Authentication Allows Blind Extraction of Configuration |
| CVE-2026-90442 | 8.6 HIGH | Fireware OS Authenticated Stack Buffer Overflow in certd Allows Denial of Service |
| CVE-2026-90464 | 7.2 HIGH | Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as |
| CVE-2026-93862 | 7.2 HIGH | Fireware OS Out-of-Bounds Read in FireCluster Sync Allows Denial of Service |
| CVE-2026-93864 | 7.1 HIGH | Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root |
| CVE-2026-113881 | 6.1 MEDIUM | Fireware OS Stack Buffer Overflow in VPN Network Access Enforcement Allows Unprivileged Co |
| CVE-2026-104381 | 6.0 MEDIUM | Fireware OS Missing Authentication in FireCluster State Sync Allows BOVPN Tunnel Denial of |
| CVE-2026-115495 | 5.7 MEDIUM | Mobile VPN with SSL Client for Windows: Cleartext Transmission of VPN Credentials over Loc |
| CVE-2026-82332 | 5.6 MEDIUM | Fireware OS Improper Authentication in AuthPoint MFA Verification Allows Session Hijacking |
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