WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

WatchGuard Firebox

WatchGuard Firebox contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the OS iked process that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-11-12 (federal deadline 2025-12-03).

First seen: 12 Nov 2025
Last update: 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2025-9242
Source: CISA KEV

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## WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: WatchGuard Firebox
Ids: CVE-2025-9242

WatchGuard Firebox contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the OS iked process that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-11-12 (federal deadline 2025-12-03).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for WatchGuard Firebox. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2025-9242") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9242 https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00015
https://pwned.coffee/i/watchguard-firebox-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-cve-2025-9242

Sources

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