CVE-2026-93864

Published Oct 27, 2026 CWE-22 CWE-59 CWE-73 CWE-377

Description

A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-22 Path Traversal
CWE-59 CWE-59
CWE-73 CWE-73
CWE-377 CWE-377

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-93864? +
A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.
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