8.6

CVE-2025-12195: watchguard fireware Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.6v4.0HighModified
Published 04-12-2025Last modified 10-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-12195 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in watchguard fireware. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's CLI could allow an authenticated privileged user to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted IPSec configuration CLI commands.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.69% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Watchguard2 products
  • fireware≥ 11.0, < 12.5.14 | ≥ 11.0, < 12.11.5 | ≥ 2025.1, < 2025.1.3
  • fireware os≥ 2025.1, < 2025.1.3 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.11.5 | ≥ 11.0, ≤ 11.12.4+541730 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.5.14

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links