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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Authenticated low-priv web-UI attacker (PR:L) over network (AV:N), no user interaction; impact is availability-only and confined to the diagnostics subsystem, so A:L rather than A:H.
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CVSS VectorVendor: WatchGuard
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4DescriptionCVE.org
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Fireware OS's diagnostic tasks feature allows a low-privileged, authenticated user to cause a denial of service of the system's diagnostic tools by repeatedly starting and aborting a specially crafted diagnostic task through the web UI.
AnalysisAI
Denial of service of the diagnostic-tools subsystem in WatchGuard Fireware OS can be triggered by a low-privileged, authenticated user who repeatedly starts and aborts a specially crafted diagnostic task through the management web UI. The authentication requirement (PR:L per the supplied vector) and the subsystem-confined blast radius, which does not reach the firewall's core traffic-processing functions, keep this a genuine but modest-priority issue rather than a device-wide outage; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and no KEV listing is present in the intelligence. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Requires an authenticated session on the Fireware OS web UI with at least low-privilege access (PR:L), and access to the diagnostic tasks feature. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuine but modest-priority issue. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | No vendor-released patch version was identified in the available intelligence, so the authoritative fix and affected-version matrix should be obtained from the WatchGuard PSIRT advisory at https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-18105 and the appliance firmware should be upgraded to the release WatchGuard designates as fixed once published. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all WatchGuard Fireware OS deployments and confirm which management web UI instances are reachable beyond trusted administrative networks; if any are internet- or broad-network-exposed, restrict them immediately to a dedicated management VLAN with ACLs, and audit accounts holding management UI privileges so only essential administrators retain access. …
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-89493
GHSA-m7q5-h972-5236