Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by WatchGuard

CVE-2026-86133Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Integer Underflow in iked Allows Remote Denial of Service

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Fireware OS from WatchGuard. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKE daemon (iked) allows a remote attacker who has completed the initial IKEv2 handshake to crash the iked process by sending a specially crafted encrypted IKEv2 message, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
WatchGuard Fireware OS 2026.3 – before 2026.3.22025.0 – before 2026.2.312.0 – before 12.12.3
WatchGuard Fireware OS 12.0 – before 12.5.21

Weakness: CWE-1284, CWE-191 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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