CVE-2025-9242
Actively exploited. CVE-2025-9242 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-11-12) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2025-9242 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds write vulnerability may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Remote unauthenticated users targeting WatchGuard Firebox are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical as the vulnerability is actively exploited and can lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Action
- Update Firebox to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2025-9242 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-9242: WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-11-12
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