Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root

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  "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90464",
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    "title": "Fireware OS Missing Command Validation allows Authenticated Arbitrary File Modification as Root",
    "summary": "An external control of file path vulnerability in a WatchGuard Fireware OS firewall diagnostic command allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least read-only (Device Monitor) privileges and access to the management CLI to create, truncate, or overwrite arbitrary files and modify kernel parameters with root privileges by submitting a specially crafted command. Written content is limited to numeric values.",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-27T15:52:28.267+00:00"
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