CVE-2026-8247

HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.7 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 90% 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: cna:watchguard, epss
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.7
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the same local network segment to execute arbitrary code.

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 2026.2.

CVSS v3
7.7
EG Score
7.7(medium)
EPSS
10.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 6, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WatchGuard Firebox admd Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability | WatchGuard Technologies

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8247(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. 2026-07-06 16:43 UTCEG score recompute 7.70
  2. 2026-07-06 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.7 · CVSS v4 → 7.7
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-05 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-05 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-03 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-03 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8247?
CVE-2026-8247 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the same local network segment to execute arbitrary code. 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…
When was CVE-2026-8247 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8247 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8247 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8247 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8247?
CVE-2026-8247 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8247?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8247, 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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