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CVE-2022-25293

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-25293 is a stack-based buffer overflow in systemd affecting WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances running Fireware OS versions before 12.7.2_U2, 12.x before 12.1.3_U8, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.9_U2. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating that an authenticated remote attacker can exploit it with low complexity to potentially execute arbitrary code by initiating a firmware update with a malicious image, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 12.0.0, < 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.2.0, < 12.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.7.0, < 12.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0211 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cwe.mitre.org / data/definitions/121.html
Third Party Advisory
watchguard.com / support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory