High [CVE-2025-12196] WatchGuard Firebox Authenticated Out of Bounds Write in Management CLI Ping Command
This high-severity WatchGuard advisory covers CVE-2025-12196 affecting Fireware OS.
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Summary
An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's CLI could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted CLI command.
- Fireware OS 2025.1
- Fireware OS 12.0 before 12.11.5
- Fireware OS 12.0 before 12.5.14
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- 12.11.5
- 12.5.14
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 12.11.5, 12.5.14. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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