CVE-2026-86105

Fireware OS Improper Authorization in Access Portal Reverse Proxy

Medium 5.3 CVSS v4.0 › Published 2026-09-29Updated 2026-09-29

Summary #

An improper authorization vulnerability in Fireware OS's Access Portal reverse proxy allows an authenticated, low-privileged Access Portal user to access other web applications they are not authorized for by sending a specially crafted request for a different resource which they are authorized to access.

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-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWECWE-176Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
  • CWECWE-285Improper Authorization
  • CAPECCAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
  • CAPECCAPEC-64Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
  • CAPECCAPEC-139Relative Path Traversal

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 #

    • WatchGuard AI Security Researchfinder
    • Laurent GAFFIE , secorizon.comfinder