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CVE-2022-23176

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-04-11 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2022-02-24
  • Fixed in12.5.7 · 12.1.3

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Description

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-2415:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-04-11Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-04-11Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-04-11Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2920:45SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:19 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-23176?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-23176?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Watchguard fireware
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.x≥ 12.2.0, < 12.5.712.5.7
12.x≥ 12.0.0, < 12.1.312.1.3
12.1= 12.1.3no fix published
12.5= 12.5.7no fix published
12.7= 12.7.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Watchguard fireware to 12.5.7 · 12.1.3
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-02

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-04-11
Patch Due Date
2022-05-02
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-02-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8x27-645q-g2rv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23176?

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

Is CVE-2022-23176 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-23176 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-23176?

CVE-2022-23176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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