SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-13940

Description

An Expected Behavior Violation [CWE-440] vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an attacker to bypass the Fireware OS boot time system integrity check and prevent the Firebox from shutting down in the event of a system integrity check failure. The on-demand system integrity check in the Fireware Web UI will correctly show a failed system integrity check message in the event of a failure.This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.8.1 through 12.11.4, from 2025.1 through 2025.1.2.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Watchguard	Fireware Os	12.8.1-12.11.4, 2025.1-2025.1.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-440

Expected Behavior Violation

A feature, API, or function does not perform according to its specification.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	watchguard	fireware_os	12.8.1-12.11.4	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	watchguard	fireware_os	2025.1-2025.1.2	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00026

CVSS Score

6.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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

CVE-2025-13940