Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2026 · Assigned by WatchGuard

CVE-2026-93434Fireware OS XPath Injection in SSH Authentication Allows Blind Extraction of Configuration Secrets

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation 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 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An XPath injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's SSH authentication process allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the management SSH interface to extract sensitive configuration data by submitting a specially crafted request.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
WatchGuard Fireware OS 12.0 – before 12.5.22
WatchGuard Fireware OS 2025.1 – before 2026.412.0 – before 12.12.4

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-208, CWE-643 · Vector: 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

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