WatchGuard Firebox firewalls under attack (CVE-2025-14733)

More than 115,000 internet-facing WatchGuard Firebox firewalls may be vulnerable to compromise via CVE-2025-14733, a remote code execution vulnerability actively targeted by attackers, Shadowserver’s latest scanning reveals. About CVE-2025-14733 WatchGuard Firebox firewalls, which also incorporate VPN and unified threat management capabilities, are used by organizations around the world. The appliances run the Fireware OS, a network security operating system built on a hardened Linux-based kernel. WatchGuard disclosed CVE-2025-14733 on December 18, when it also revealed … More → The post WatchGuard Firebox firewalls under attack (CVE-2025-14733) appeared first on Help Net Security.

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