8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-11838
WatchGuard Firebox iked Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

A memory corruption vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in the Mobile User VPN with IKEv2 and the Branch Office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer. This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 12.0 up to and including 12.11.4 and 2025.1 up to and including 2025.1.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-11838 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Watchguard fireware_os
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
Solution
Update WatchGuard Fireware OS to the latest available version to fix memory corruption.
  • Update Fireware OS to a fixed version.
  • Apply vendor patches promptly.
  • Reboot the affected system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00018
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

    Dec. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A memory corruption vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in the Mobile User VPN with IKEv2 and the Branch Office VPN using IKEv2 when configured with a dynamic gateway peer. This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 12.0 up to and including 12.11.4 and 2025.1 up to and including 2025.1.2.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/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
    Added CWE CWE-763
    Added Reference https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00018
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.7
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