CVE-2026-18145

Fireware OS Stack-based Buffer Overflow in spamd Allows Remote Code Execution

State: Published
Severity: 8.6 High
Published: Sep 29, 2026
Updated: Oct 1, 2026
Reserved: Jul 28, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.6 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	WatchGuard

Weaknesses

CWE-121

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Fireware OSWatchGuard	2026.3 to before 2026.3.2Affected 2025.0 to before 2026.2.3Affected 12.0 to before 12.12.3Affected
Fireware OSWatchGuard	12.0 to before 12.5.21Affected

References

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-18145vendor-advisory

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