---
id: "CVE-2026-82332"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-82332"]
title: "WatchGuard Fireware OS: AuthPoint MFA flaw lets attacker hijack pending login"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["authpoint", "firewall", "fireware-os", "infrastructure", "mfa", "watchguard"]
not_affected_if: ["no-authpoint-mfa", "no-local-access"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T16:17:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T16:33:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T16:34:24+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82332", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T16:33:07+00:00"}]
---

# WatchGuard Fireware OS: AuthPoint MFA flaw lets attacker hijack pending login

WatchGuard Fireware OS's AuthPoint MFA process has an improper authentication flaw. A local, unauthenticated attacker on the appliance can hijack another user's in-progress MFA session if the victim accepts a push notification.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T16:33:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82332

## From the sources

An improper authentication vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS's AuthPoint multi-factor authentication process allows a local, unauthenticated attacker on the appliance to hijack another user's in-progress MFA session by supplying a specially crafted request and convincing the victim user to accept an MFA push notification.

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