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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2025-13940

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.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 4.0
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-440
Affected
watchguard/fireware
Source
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.