CVE-2026-18145
highA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the spamBlocker (spamd) service of WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an authenticated attacker with administrator pr…
Vendor / product: Watchguard — fireware
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the spamBlocker (spamd) service of WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to crash the service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted management request.
CVSS
7.2
7.2 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-30 00:16
Modified: 2026-10-08 19:48
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
watchguard / fireware ≥12.0 <12.5.21, ≥12.12 <12.12.3, ≥2025.2 <2026.2.3, ≥2026.3 <2026.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-18145
Patch / mitigation: https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-18145
References
- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-18145 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC · record ↗