CVE-2026-93864
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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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
Published
2026-10-27 16:17:32.710000
Last modified
2026-10-29 04:18:44.237000
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"published": "2026-10-27T16:17:32.710",
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