Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root
At a glance
Severity
HIGH 7.1
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
WatchGuard
NVD status
Received
Description
A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a crafted file system object and triggering a list update. Written content is partially constrained.
