CVE-2026-90465Fireware OS Missing Authentication in FireCluster Sync Allows Privilege Escalation
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A missing authentication vulnerability in the FireCluster Sync processing allows an attacker positioned on the cluster interconnect, such as a compromised cluster peer or an on-path network attacker, to invoke privileged firewall management actions as root by sending a specially crafted request.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-290, CWE-306, CWE-77, CWE-862
- 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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