CVE-2026-19317

Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Out-of-Bounds Read in iked Allows Denial of Service (DoS)

High 8.7 CVSS v4.0 › Published 2026-08-27Updated 2026-08-27

Summary #

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic.

Impact: A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash the iked process by sending a malformed IKEv2 message, causing the daemon to terminate on a segmentation fault and respawn, resulting in a denial-of-service condition for IPSec VPN services (Mobile User VPN and Branch Office VPN using IKEv2).

Product status #

ProductAffectedNot affected
Fireware OS
Default >= 2025.0, < 2026.2.2, >= 12.0, < 12.12.2>= 2026.2.2, >= 12.12.2
T15/T35 >= 12.0, < 12.5.20>= 12.5.20

Weakness Type and Impact #

Exploitation Status #

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

Solution #

Fireware OS 2026.2.2, Fireware OS 12.12.2, Fireware OS 12.5.20

References #

    Credits #

    • McCaulay Hudson (@_McCaulay) of watchTowrfinder