CVE-2026-18105

Fireware OS Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Diagnostic Tasks Allows Denial of Service

High 7.1 CVSS v4.0 › Published 2026-09-29Updated 2026-09-29

Summary #

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Fireware OS's diagnostic tasks feature allows a low-privileged, authenticated user to cause a denial of service of the system's diagnostic tools by repeatedly starting and aborting a specially crafted diagnostic task through the web UI.

Product status #

ProductAffectedNot affected
Fireware OS
Default >= 2026.3, < 2026.3.2, >= 2025.0, < 2026.2.3, >= 12.0, < 12.12.3>= 2026.3.2, >= 2026.2.3, >= 12.12.3
T15/T35 >= 12.0, < 12.5.21>= 12.5.21

Weakness Type and Impact #

  • CWECWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWECWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CAPECCAPEC-125Flooding
  • CAPECCAPEC-130Excessive Allocation

Exploitation Status #

WatchGuard is not aware of any exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.

Solution #

Fireware OS 2026.3.2, Fireware OS 2026.2.3, Fireware OS 12.12.3, Fireware OS 12.5.21

References #

    Credits #

    • Brian Mariani of DigitalCanion SAfinder