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An integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEv2 daemon (iked) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the process… (CVE-2026-86132)

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High
Published: 09/30/2026 (09/30/2026, 00:32:48 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

CVE-2026-86132 is an integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEv2 daemon (iked). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause the iked process to crash by sending a specially crafted encrypted IKEv2 message negotiated with an AES-GCM cipher suite. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Fireware OS prior to their respective fixed releases. The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.2, indicating high severity.

CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
Scope
X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/30/2026, 01:21:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-86132 is an integer underflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS IKEv2 daemon (iked). An attacker without authentication can remotely trigger a crash of the iked process by sending a maliciously crafted encrypted IKEv2 message using an AES-GCM cipher suite. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-191 (Integer Underflow). There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild, and no patch or remediation information is currently available.

Potential Impact

The primary impact is a denial of service condition caused by crashing the iked process remotely without authentication. There is no evidence of privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution from the provided information.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider limiting exposure of the IKEv2 service to trusted networks to reduce risk.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-cqp8-x8vw-vcr3
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-86132"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6abc5d3f680226ef6899ba43

Added to database: 09/30/2026, 00:52:15 UTC

Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 01:21:16 UTC

Last updated: 09/30/2026, 01:27:04 UTC

Views: 3

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