Vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS

[ Description ]Official description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's DHCP fingerprinting daemon (fingerd) allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code or crash the process by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• NCSC-NL7 Oct 2026NCSC-2026-0404

  Vulnerabilities fixed in WatchGuard Fireware OS Translated from Dutch

  Probability/damage M/HCVE-2026-13046CVE-2026-13224CVE-2026-13225+18 more CVEs
• BSI CERT-Bund29 Sep 2026WID-SEC-2026-3646

  WatchGuard Fireware OS: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-86104CVE-2026-86136CVE-2026-86105+12 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-81433