CVE-2022-23176

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

WatchGuard — Firebox and XTM

Added to KEV catalog: 11 April 2022
Federal remediation due date: 2 May 2022

CISA Description

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23176

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