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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-23176Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: watchguard · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2022-23176ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 9.0NVD-CWE-noinfo

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access

Published: 24 Feb 2022•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 09:59 AM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added11 Apr 2022
Due02 May 2022
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.0HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
10.8%0.108
Percentile96th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-noinfo
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • watchguard fireware · >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.3; >= 12.2.0 < 12.5.7; 12.1.3; 12.5.7; 12.7.2 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
11 Apr 2022
Required action due
02 May 2022
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.1.3:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.5.7:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:12.7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-04-11securityportal.watchguard.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordarstechnica.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2022-23176
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2022-23176
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2022-23176"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.