CVE-2025-13940

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
WatchGuardFireware OS12.8.1 <= 12.11.4affected
WatchGuardFireware OS2025.1 <= 2025.1.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-440: CWE-440: Expected Behavior Violation

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References