CVE-2026-86131: WatchGuard Fireware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox.

Affected products

• WatchGuard Fireware: from 12.0, before 12.5.21 (fixed in 12.5.21); from 12.12, before 12.12.3 (fixed in 12.12.3); from 2025.0, before 2026.2.3 (fixed in 2026.2.3); from 2026.3, before 2026.3.2 (fixed in 2026.3.2)

Published 2026-09-30. Last modified 2026-10-06.