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CVE-2025-9242

VendorwatchguardProductfirewareDiscoveredSep 17, 2025UpdatedAug 10, 2026

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects both the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 and the branch office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer. If the Firebox was previously configured with the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 or a branch office VPN using IKEv2 to a dynamic gateway peer, and both of those configurations have since been deleted, that Firebox may still be vulnerable if a branch office VPN to a static gateway peer is still configured.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
92.2%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Listed
confirmed active exploitation
News coverage
6
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 27, 2026
▲ 0.96pp
91.3% → 92.2% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
8 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Sep 17, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 10, 2026
Oct 16, 2025
acn.gov.it reports: WatchGuard: PoC pubblico per la CVE-2025-9242
Oct 17, 2025
thehackernews.com reports: Researchers Uncover WatchGuard VPN Bug That Could Let Attackers Take Over Devices
Oct 20, 2025
bleepingcomputer.com reports: Over 75,000 WatchGuard security devices vulnerable to critical RCE
Oct 21, 2025
infosecurity-magazine.com reports: Critical WatchGuard Fireware OS Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
Nov 13, 2025
thehackernews.com reports: CISA Flags Critical WatchGuard Fireware Flaw Exposing 54,000 Fireboxes to No-Login Attacks
Nov 13, 2025
securityweek.com reports: Critical WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks