Description
An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process 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. If the Firebox was previously configured with the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 or a branch office VPN using IKEv2 to a dynamic gateway peer, and both of those configurations have since been deleted, that Firebox may still be vulnerable if a branch office VPN to a static gateway peer is still configured.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | >= 11.0, <= 11.12.4+541730; >= 12.0, < 12.11.4; >= 2025.0, < 2025.1.1 |
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | >= 12.0, < 12.3.1+722811 |
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | >= 12.0, < 12.5.13 |
References
- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2025-9242Broken Link
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00015Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-WatchGuard-CVE-2025-9242/blob/main/watchTowr-vs-WatchGuard-CVE-2025-9242.pyExploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-9242US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2025
- Last modified
- Aug 10, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Nov 12, 2025
- NVD status
- Analyzed