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CVE-2026-86105

Fireware OS Improper Authorization in Access Portal Reverse Proxy

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-09-30
  • Fixed in2026.3.2 · 2026.2.3 · 12.12.3 · 12.5.21
  • WeaknessCWE-176 · CWE-22 · CWE-285

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Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in Fireware OS's Access Portal reverse proxy allows an authenticated, low-privileged Access Portal user to access other web applications they are not authorized for by sending a specially crafted request for a different resource which they are authorized to access.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-09-3000:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Watchguard fireware
BranchAffectedFixed in
2026.3≥ 2026.3, < 2026.3.22026.3.2
2026.2≥ 2025.0, < 2026.2.32026.2.3
12.12≥ 12.12, < 12.12.312.12.3
12.x≥ 12.0, < 12.5.2112.5.21

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 2026.3.2 · 2026.2.3 · 12.12.3 · 12.5.21

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

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-09-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.06read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-176, CWE-22, CWE-285read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-09-30
Last Modified
2026-10-06
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86105?

An improper authorization vulnerability in Fireware OS's Access Portal reverse proxy allows an authenticated, low-privileged Access Portal user to access other web applications they are not authorized for by sending a specially crafted request for a different resource which they are authorized to access.

Is CVE-2026-86105 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-86105 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-86105?

CVE-2026-86105 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

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