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CVE-2022-23176: WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-23176
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: WatchGuardproduct: Firebox and XTMPrivilege escalation
What
Remote attackers with unprivileged credentials can access the system with a privileged management session.
Who is affected
Users of WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation of the vulnerability.
Action
Apply the latest firmware updates for Firebox and XTM appliances.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-04-11
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23176

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-23176coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for WatchGuard Firebox and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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