CVE-2026-81433Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow in fingerd Allows Remote Code Execution
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It affects WatchGuard Fireware OS. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, higher than 9% of scored CVEs.
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A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's DHCP fingerprinting daemon (fingerd) allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code or crash the process by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120, CWE-121, CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.20% (percentile 9)
- Assigned by
- WatchGuard
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
WatchGuard Fireware OS watchguard:fireware_os (from the name) | from 2026.3 before 2026.3.2; from 2025.0 before 2026.2.3; from 12.0 before 12.12.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-81433vendor-advisory
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