CVE-2026-13728

Published Jul 3, 2026

Last updated 24 days ago

Overview

Description
In exception circumstances, WatchGuard Fireware OS on a FireCluster may use a hard-coded encryption key to encrypt saved credentials for Access Portal resources. This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 12.1 up to and including 12.12 and 2025.1 up to and including 2026.2. This vulnerability does not affect devices that do not support the Access Portal feature or standalone Fireboxes not deployed in a FireCluster.
Source
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
fireware

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.9
Impact score
-
Exploitability score
-
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.4
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
0.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
CWE-798

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.