CVE-2026-90464Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root
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An external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59, CWE-73, CWE-732
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WatchGuard
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 27, 2026
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