CVE-2025-14733 (GCVE-0-2025-14733)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-19 00:01 – Updated: 2025-12-20 04:56
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Title
WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
Summary
An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects both the Mobile User VPN with IKEv2 and the Branch Office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer.This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 11.10.2 up to and including 11.12.4_Update1, 12.0 up to and including 12.11.5 and 2025.1 up to and including 2025.1.3.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Red
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Vendor Product Version
WatchGuard Fireware OS Affected: 11.10.2 , ≤ 11.12.4+541730 (semver)
Affected: 12.0 , ≤ 12.11.5 (semver)
Affected: 12.5 , ≤ 12.5.14 (semver)
Affected: 2025.1 , ≤ 2025.1.3 (semver)
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