CVE-2026-86131

A code injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's BOVPN Over TLS client configuration handling allows an attacker who controls the remote VPN server to execute arbitrary commands as root on the connecting Firebox.

CVSS 4.0

9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 40% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-94, CWE-295, CWE-829

Published

2026-09-30

Modified

2026-10-06

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• watchguard:fireware

References

• https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-86131

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