WatchGuard fixes critical Fireware OS flaw allowing remote code execution

Reported by Security Affairs (Pierluigi Paganini)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Sep 2026, 21:29 CEST

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WatchGuard fixes 15 Fireware OS flaws, including a critical RCE bug that could give attackers root access to vulnerable Firebox appliances. WatchGuard has released security updates for Fireware OS that address 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical code injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-86131 (CVSS score of 9.2), that could allow an attacker to execute commands with root privileges on a vulnerable Firebox.

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