Security Advisory Detail

WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability

Advisory ID
WGSA-2025-00015
CVE
CVE-2025-9242
Impact
Critical
Status
Resolved
Product Family
Firebox
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround Available
True
CVSS Score
9.3
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects both the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 and the branch office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer.
If the Firebox was previously configured with the mobile user VPN with IKEv2 or a branch office VPN using IKEv2 to a dynamic gateway peer, and both of those configurations have since been deleted, that Firebox may still be vulnerable if a branch office VPN to a static gateway peer is still configured.

Affected

This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 11.10.2 up to and including 11.12.4_Update1, 12.0 up to and including 12.11.3 and 2025.1.

Resolution
Vulnerable Version Resolved Version
2025.1 2025.1.1
12.x 12.11.4
12.5.x (T15 & T35 models) 12.5.13
12.3.1 (FIPS-certified release) 12.3.1_Update3 (B722811)
11.x End of Life
Workaround

If your Firebox is only configured with Branch Office VPN tunnels to static gateway peers and you are not able to immediately upgrade the device to a version of Fireware OS with the vulnerability resolution, you can follow WatchGuard’s recommendations for Secure Access to Branch Office VPNs that Use IPSec and IKEv2 as a temporary workaround.

Credits
btaol
Advisory Product List
Product Family Product Branch Product List
Firebox
Fireware OS 12.5.x T15, T35
Firebox
Fireware OS 12.x T20, T25, T40, T45, T55, T70, T80, T85, M270, M290, M370, M390, M470, M570, M590, M670, M690, M440, M4600, M4800, M5600, M5800, Firebox Cloud, Firebox NV5, FireboxV
Firebox
Fireware OS 2025.1.x T115-W, T125, T125-W, T145, T145-W, T185