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Thu, September 18, 2025

WatchGuard patches critical IKEv2 VPN flaw in Fireboxes

🔒 WatchGuard has patched a critical IKEv2 "iked out of bounds write" vulnerability (CVE-2025-9242) that affects nearly three dozen current and legacy Firebox models. The flaw can enable remote code execution and authentication bypass via VPN ports UDP 500 and UDP 4500 and carries a CVSS score of 9.3, making prompt updates essential. Administrators should update to the vendor-supplied Fireware releases or apply the provided mitigations for environments that cannot upgrade immediately.

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