CVE-2026-93864 Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root
High 7.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-93864 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-93864 is a high-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS, published on 27 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: WatchGuard Fireware OS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93864/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93864/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-93864?
CVE-2026-93864 is a high-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS, published on 27 Oct 2026.
Official description
A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93864?
How do I fix CVE-2026-93864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-93864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-93864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w55x-mg3c-c6x8.