CVE-2026-13722

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 86% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a firmware validation bypass when processing a backup image via the backup/restore feature. An authenticated administrator can exploit this vulnerability to install a tampered firmware image.This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 11.0 up to and including 11.12.4_Update1, 12.0 up to and including 12.12 and 2025.1 up to and including 2025.6.2.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EPSS
14.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WatchGuard Firebox Firmware Image Validation Bypass in WatchGuard Fireware OS | WatchGuard Technologies

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00022

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-13722(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 03:41 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 15:37 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.60
  5. 2026-07-06 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-06 15:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6 · CVSS v4 → 8.6
  7. 2026-07-06 06:35 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-06 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-03 01:07 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-03 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-13722?
CVE-2026-13722 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. WatchGuard Fireware OS contains a firmware validation bypass when processing a backup image via the backup/restore feature. An authenticated administrator can exploit this vulnerability to install a tampered firmware image.This vulnerability affects Fireware OS 11.0 up to and including…
When was CVE-2026-13722 disclosed?
CVE-2026-13722 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-13722 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-13722 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-13722?
CVE-2026-13722 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-13722?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-13722, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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