CVE-2026-13368

WatchGuard Firebox Race Condition and Use-After-Free in Mobile VPN with IKEv2 LDAP Authentication

Published: Jul 2, 2026Updated: Aug 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416

8.1HIGH

Description

WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability in LDAP authentication for the Mobile User VPN with IKEv2. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the iked process on Fireboxes that have a Mobile VPN with IKEv2 configured to use an external LDAP authentication server.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

WatchGuard

commercial·US

fireware

Networking Infrastructure

Fireware OS

Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

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References

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-13368

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https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00023

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