CVE-2025-13939 WatchGuard Firebox Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Gateway Wireless Controller

What is CVE-2025-13939?

CVE-2025-13939 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware, published on 4 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS (Gateway Wireless Controller module) allows Stored XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13939?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Fireware.

How do I fix CVE-2025-13939?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-13939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13939 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-g4hc-6r4j-7wpc.