CVE-2022-31789
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote...
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to exposed management ports. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to exposed management ports. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
- Record
CVE-2022-31789- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to exposed management ports. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
- Record
CVE-2022-31789- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53180 No score
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to exposed management ports. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
- Record
EUVD-2022-53180- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56q5-c3xh-qfp3
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote...
An integer overflow in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to exposed management ports. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.
- Record
GHSA-56q5-c3xh-qfp3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-31789 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Watchguard Fireware, published September 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.