WatchGuard Firebox Fiasco: 76,000 Devices Awaiting Cyber Doom!
WatchGuard Firebox appliances are under siege with 76,000 devices flaunting their vulnerabilities like it’s fashion week. The critical issue, CVE-2025-9242, could let attackers execute code without so much as a knock on the door. Update now or risk your network becoming an all-you-can-hack buffet!
Hot Take:
WatchGuard Firebox devices are doing their best impersonation of Swiss cheese with a critical security hole that makes them as vulnerable as a toddler’s logic in a candy store. If you’re still using an outdated version, you might as well be inviting cybercriminals to a house party with a welcome mat that says, “Come on in, the firewall’s fine!”
Key Points:
- 75,835 WatchGuard Firebox appliances are exposed and vulnerable to a critical flaw.
- The vulnerability (CVE-2025-9242) allows unauthenticated remote code execution.
- The United States leads with the highest number of vulnerable devices.
- Exploitation involves sending crafted IKEv2 packets to compromised endpoints.
- WatchGuard has released updates to patch the vulnerability.
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