CVE-2026-1498NVD

Vulnerability Summary

An LDAP Injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve sensitive information from a connected LDAP authentication server through an exposed authentication or management web interface. This vulnerability may also allow a remote attacker to authenticate as an LDAP user with a partial identifier if they additionally have that user's valid passphrase.This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.0 through 12.11.6, from 12.5 through 12.5.15, from 2025.1 through 2026.0.

Severity Level

HIGH(7.0)

Published Date

Jan 30, 2026

Last Modified

Feb 4, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-90: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.0 (HIGH)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Attack RequirementsPresent

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None

Integrity (Vulnerable System)None

Availability (Vulnerable System)None

Confidentiality (Subsequent System)High

Integrity (Subsequent System)High

Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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