---
id: CVE-2026-13224
title: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS WebUI management agent
  allows an authenticated administrator to read or list arbitrary files on the
  local filesystem by sending a specially crafted management request.
summary: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS WebUI management agent
  allows an authenticated administrator to read or list arbitrary files on the
  local filesystem by sending a specially crafted management request.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-23
vendor: watchguard
product: fireware
affected:
  - 'fireware >= 12.0, < 12.5.21'
  - 'fireware >= 12.12, < 12.12.3'
  - 'fireware >= 2025.0, < 2026.2.3'
  - 'fireware >= 2026.3, < 2026.3.2'
patched:
  - fireware 2026.3.2
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T19:59:13.960'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13224'
references:
  - url: 'https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-13224'
    label: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.00361
epssPercentile: 0.30092
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T14:24:06.850365Z'
scores:
  nvd: 4.9
  cna: 8.2
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T23:52:50.545Z'
---

## Overview

A path traversal vulnerability in the Fireware OS WebUI management agent allows an authenticated administrator to read or list arbitrary files on the local filesystem by sending a specially crafted management request.

## Affected

- `fireware >= 12.0, < 12.5.21`
- `fireware >= 12.12, < 12.12.3`
- `fireware >= 2025.0, < 2026.2.3`
- `fireware >= 2026.3, < 2026.3.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `fireware 2026.3.2`