An Expected Behavior Violation [CWE-440] vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an attacker to bypass the Fireware OS boot time system integrity check and prevent the Firebox from shutting down in the event of a system integrity check failure. The on-demand system integrity check in the Fireware Web UI will correctly show a failed system integrity check message in the event of a failure.This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.8.1 through 12.11.4, from 2025.1 through 2025.1.2.
History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000

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Description An Expected Behavior Violation [CWE-440] vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an attacker to bypass the Fireware OS boot time system integrity check and prevent the Firebox from shutting down in the event of a system integrity check failure. The on-demand system integrity check in the Fireware Web UI will correctly show a failed system integrity check message in the event of a failure.This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.8.1 through 12.11.4, from 2025.1 through 2025.1.2.
Title WatchGuard Firebox Boot Time System Integrity Check Bypass
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os
Weaknesses CWE-440
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:12.8.1
cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:fireware_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:2025.1
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard fireware Os
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published: 2025-12-04T21:47:44.483Z

Updated: 2025-12-05T15:45:09.514Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T01:10:44.590Z

Link: CVE-2025-13940

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-05T15:45:06.226Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-04T22:15:48.140

Modified: 2025-12-04T22:15:48.140

Link: CVE-2025-13940

cve-icon Redhat

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