Answer in brief
CVE-2026-13728 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in WatchGuard Firebox Hardcoded Fallback Encryption Key in Access Portal Resource Credential Database. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic), WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic), WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic), WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic), WatchGuard/Fireware OS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:fireboxcloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m270:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m290:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m295:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m370:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m390:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m395:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m440:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m4600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m470:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m4800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m495:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m5600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m570:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m5800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m590:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m595:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m690:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_m695:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_nv5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t115-w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t125:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t125-w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t145:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t145-w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t185:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t45:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t55:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t70:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_t85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:fireboxv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard/Fireware OSgeneric | 12.1 || 2025.1 | Not reported |
| WatchGuard/Fireware OSgeneric | >=2025.1 <2026.2.1 || >=12.0 <12.12.1 | 2026.2.1, 12.12.1 |
| WatchGuard/Fireware OSgeneric | >=12.0 <12.11.9 | 12.11.9 |
Published upstream
Jul 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 3, 2026
In exception circumstances, WatchGuard Fireware OS on a FireCluster may use a hard-coded encryption key to encrypt saved credentials for Access Portal resources. This vulnerability does not affect devices that do not support the Access Portal feature or standalone Fireboxes not deployed in a FireCluster.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.