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CVE-2017-8056

WatchGuard Fireware v11.12.1 and earlier mishandles requests referring to an XML External Entity (XXE), in the XML-RPC agent. This causes the Firebox wgagent process to crash. This process crash ends all authenticated sessions to the Firebox, including management connections, and prevents new authenticated sessions until the process has recovered. The Firebox may also experience an overall…

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
22 Apr 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
3 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
5.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WatchGuard Fireware OSServers and applications · cpe:o:watchguard:fireware
  • Every version up to 11.2.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8056
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8056