CVE-2024-5974
Firebox Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2024 at 02:24 AM UTC
Updated: August 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
51 products affected across 1 vendorFirewareFirebox T55Firebox M4800
Using Fireware OS by WatchGuard?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Fireware OS - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A buffer overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS could may allow an authenticated remote attacker with privileged management access to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on the firewall. This issue affects Fireware OS: from 11.9.6 through 12.10.3.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
11.9.4 ≤ v ≤ 12.5.12_Update111.9.4 ≤ v < 12.10.411.9.4 ≤ v < 12.5.1212.0 ≤ v < 12.5.12+70132412.6 ≤ v < 12.10.412.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.10.311.9.412.012.5.12 u112.6.0
Affected range stops below 12.10.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.5.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.5.12+701324, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchguard-firebox-m200 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m270 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m290 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m300 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m370 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m390 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m400 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m440 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m470 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m4800 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m500 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m570 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m5800 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m590 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m670 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-m690 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t10 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t10-d (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t10-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t15 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t15-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t20 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t20-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t30 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t30-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t35 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t35-r (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t35-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t40 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t40-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t50 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t50-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t55 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t55-w (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t70 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-t80 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm1520-rp (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm1525-rp (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm2520 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm850 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm860 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm870 (environment) · watchguard-firebox-xtm870-f (environment) · watchguard-fireboxcloud (environment) · watchguard-fireboxt-nv5 (environment) · watchguard-fireboxt-t25 (environment) · watchguard-fireboxt-t45 (environment) · watchguard-fireboxt-t85 (environment) · watchguard-fireboxv (environment) · watchguard-xtmv (environment)
Firebox M200· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M270· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M290· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M300· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M370· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M390· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M400· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M440· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Firebox M470· WatchGuarddevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
Source: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00011SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card