CVE•Published 2026-10-27•Modified 2026-10-28•0 articles on news•3 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-93864

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

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EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path CWE-377Insecure Temporary File

Description

A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.

Timeline

Published 2026-10-27

Modified 2026-10-28

External references

NVD MITRE VulnCheck

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Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-93864

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Censys

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