October 20, 2025 By Bill Toulas
Nearly 76,000 WatchGuard Firebox network security appliances are exposed on the public web and still vulnerable to a critical issue (CVE-2025-9242) that could allow a remote attacker to execute code without authentication.
Firebox devices act as a central defense hub that controls traffic between internal and external networks, providing protection through policy management, security services, VPN, and real-time real-time visibility through WatchGuard Cloud.
Scans from The Shadowserver Foundation currently show that there are 75,835 vulnerable Firebox appliances across the world, most of them in Europe and North America.
Specifically, the United States tops the list with 24,500 endpoints, followed by Germany (7,300), Italy (6,800), United Kingdom (5,400), Canada (4,100), and France (2,000).
Source: The Shadowserver Foundation
