{
"id": "GHSA-8x27-645q-g2rv",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-23176"
],
"details": "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. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 11.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.",
"affected": [],
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:30Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
}
],
"published": "2022-02-25T00:01:06Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23176",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://securityportal.watchguard.com",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23176",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": false,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-24T15:15:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": null
}
}