CVE detail
CVE-2025-9242: WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
WatchGuard · Firebox
- Date added (KEV)
- Nov 12, 2025
- CISA due date
- Dec 03, 2025
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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Technical detail
From CISA
WatchGuard Firebox contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the OS iked process that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00015 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9242
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- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00015Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-WatchGuard-CVE-2025-9242/blob/main/watchTowr-vs-WatchGuard-CVE-2025-9242.pyExploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-9242US Government Resource
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