High [CVE-2026-1498] WatchGuard Firebox LDAP Injection
This high-severity WatchGuard advisory covers CVE-2026-1498 affecting Fireware OS.
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Summary
An LDAP Injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve sensitive information from a connected LDAP authentication server through an exposed authentication or management web interface.
This vulnerability may also allow a remote attacker to authenticate as an LDAP user with a partial identifier if they additionally have that user's valid passphrase.
- Fireware OS 2025.1 before 2026.1
- Fireware OS 12.0 before 12.11.7
- Fireware OS 12.0 before 12.5.16
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- 2026.1
- 12.11.7
- 12.5.16
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 2026.1, 12.11.7, 12.5.16. 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.
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