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CVE-2022-23176

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through …

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WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.
CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 10.89%: +0.05

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 7 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · CISA: WatchGuard RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks - BleepingComputer
SecNews.gr
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · WatchGuard Firebox: Ransomware gangs exploit critical vulnerability - SecNews.gr
BleepingComputer
Press · 22 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Critical RCE flaw impacts over 115,000 WatchGuard firewalls - BleepingComputer
BleepingComputer
Press · 19 Dec 2025, 08:00 · New critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall flaw exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
Computer Weekly
Press · 13 Apr 2022, 07:00 · WatchGuard firewall users urged to patch Cyclops Blink vulnerability - Computer Weekly
See all 7 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 13 Apr 2022, 07:00 · CISA warns orgs to patch actively exploited Windows LPE bug - BleepingComputer
BleepingComputer
Press · 11 Apr 2022, 07:00 · CISA warns orgs of WatchGuard bug exploited by Russian state hackers - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 10.9%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:36.128549+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
24 Feb 2022, 00:52
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
11 Apr 2022, 00:00
First press mention
11 Apr 2022, 07:00
Latest press mention
10 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58