CVE-2022-31791 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2022-31791?

CVE-2022-31791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware, published on 6 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained shell access) to elevate their privileges and execute code with root permissions. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Fireware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-31791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Watchguard Fireware

• CVE-2022-26318 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Appliances Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-14733 WatchGuard Firebox Out of Bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.3
• CVE-2025-9242 WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.3
• CVE-2022-23176 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-31789 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.8

All Watchguard Fireware vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hp52-6vgw-v6f4.