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Researchers Uncover WatchGuard VPN Bug That Could Let Attackers Take Over Devices

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read2 · 1 read
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3 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Oct 17, 2025 Vulnerability / VPN Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a recently patched critical security flaw in WatchGuard Fireware that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-9242 (CVSS score: 9. 3), is described as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Fireware OS 11.

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