How many CVEs does WatchGuard have?

WatchGuard has 129 published CVE records since 2001, including 56 in the last two years.

How many WatchGuard CVEs are in CISA KEV?

Yes — 4 of WatchGuard's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.

Which WatchGuard products have the most CVEs?

The WatchGuard products with the most published CVEs are fireware, Fireware OS, firebox m290, firebox m370, fireboxcloud.

What are the most common weakness types in WatchGuard CVEs?

WatchGuard's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')), CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')), CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow).

Are there public exploits for WatchGuard vulnerabilities?

Yes — 25 of WatchGuard's CVEs have a known public exploit.

How many critical WatchGuard vulnerabilities are there?

WatchGuard has 18 critical and 54 high-severity CVEs.

What is the average severity of WatchGuard CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across WatchGuard's scored CVEs is 7.1.

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129 CVEs

4 in CISA KEV

WatchGuard Vulnerabilities

Name: WatchGuard vulnerability dataset (CVEs)
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for WatchGuard.

129

Total CVEs

Published

4

In CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

25

Public exploits

PoC or exploit code

7.1

Avg CVSS

2001–2026

Overview

WatchGuard has 129 published CVE records since 2001, of which 4 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 25 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 7.1.

This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting WatchGuard products, with severity breakdowns, the most-affected products, the most common weakness types, and the latest disclosures.

Security scorecard

A quick read on WatchGuard's vulnerability posture, as a share of its 129 published CVEs.

Average CVSS: 7.1
Critical / high: 56%
Actively exploited (KEV): 3%
Public exploit available: 19%
Patch available: 68%

Severity and exploitation

How the CVSS severity of WatchGuard's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.

Critical18

High54

Medium56

Low1

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

4

4 of WatchGuard's CVEs are confirmed exploited in the wild.

Public exploits

25

25 of WatchGuard's CVEs have a known public exploit available.

Most affected products

The WatchGuard products with the most published CVEs. Follow any product to browse its versions and vulnerabilities.

Common weakness types

The CWE weakness categories most often found in WatchGuard CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.

CNAs that assign these CVEs

The CVE Numbering Authorities that publish WatchGuard CVE records.

Disclosure activity by year

How many WatchGuard CVEs were published each year.

2018

4

2019

1

2020

3

2022

14

2023

5

2024

9

2025

27

2026

29

Latest WatchGuard CVEs

The most recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting WatchGuard.

WatchGuard Firebox Authenticated Out of Bounds Write in Management CLI Command Handler
CWE-787
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.6%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox networkd Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
CWE-787
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.5%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Management Web UI
CWE-22
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.6%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation
CWE-732
High · CVSS 7.3
EPSS 0.1%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox admd Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
CWE-120
High · CVSS 7.7
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox Hardcoded Fallback Encryption Key in Access Portal Resource Credential Database
CWE-798
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 0.1%2026-07-02
Null Pointer Dereference in WatchGuard Fireware OS iked Process
CWE-476
High · CVSS 8.7
EPSS 0.5%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox Race Condition and Use-After-Free in Mobile VPN with IKEv2 LDAP Authentication
CWE-416
Critical · CVSS 9.2
EPSS 0.8%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox Firmware Image Validation Bypass in WatchGuard Fireware OS
CWE-347
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox wgagent Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
CWE-787
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.6%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox ikestubd Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
CWE-787
High · CVSS 8.6
EPSS 0.6%2026-07-02
WatchGuard Firebox Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in SIP Proxy Configuration
CWE-79
Medium · CVSS 4.8
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-02

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about WatchGuard vulnerabilities.

How many CVEs does WatchGuard have?: WatchGuard has 129 published CVE records since 2001, including 56 in the last two years.
How many WatchGuard CVEs are in CISA KEV?: Yes — 4 of WatchGuard's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.
Which WatchGuard products have the most CVEs?: The WatchGuard products with the most published CVEs are fireware, Fireware OS, firebox m290, firebox m370, fireboxcloud.
What are the most common weakness types in WatchGuard CVEs?: WatchGuard's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')), CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')), CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow).
Are there public exploits for WatchGuard vulnerabilities?: Yes — 25 of WatchGuard's CVEs have a known public exploit.
How many critical WatchGuard vulnerabilities are there?: WatchGuard has 18 critical and 54 high-severity CVEs.
What is the average severity of WatchGuard CVEs?: The average CVSS base score across WatchGuard's scored CVEs is 7.1.

References

Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.

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