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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
No advisories yet.
Solution
Fireware OS 2026.2.1, Fireware OS 12.12.1
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | 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 does not affect devices that do not support the Access Portal feature or standalone Fireboxes not deployed in a FireCluster. |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:2025.1 |
cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | WatchGuard Firebox Hardcoded Fallback Encryption Key in Access Portal Resource Credential Database | |
| First Time appeared |
Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-798 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:12.1 cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:2025.1 |
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Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WatchGuard
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T19:08:31.803Z
Reserved: 2026-06-29T14:36:27.889Z
Link: CVE-2026-13728
Updated: 2026-07-06T14:55:57.806Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-07-03T00:16:52.147
Modified: 2026-08-10T20:17:26.390
Link: CVE-2026-13728
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-10T23:15:05Z