Firebox Management in WatchGuard Cloud Release Notes

These release notes are for the Firebox management in WatchGuard Cloud. For a full description of WatchGuard Cloud features and functionality for Firebox management, go to Firebox Feature Comparison — Locally-Managed and Cloud-Managed in the WatchGuard Cloud Help.

For more information about new features, download the What's New in WatchGuard Cloud PowerPoint. For information about the benefits of cloud management, go to the Knowledge Base article: Features and Benefits of Firebox Management in WatchGuard Cloud.

Release Information Date
Latest WatchGuard Cloud Update 10 September 2026
Release Notes Revision Date 10 September 2026

Release notes include customer-reported issues that were resolved in this release. Routine internal maintenance, localization updates, and other low-impact changes are not individually documented.

Latest Release

Release Date: 10 September 2026

New Features

Import Configuration Settings with the Add Device Wizard (Beta)

When you add a cloud-managed Firebox, you can import supported settings from an XML configuration file in the Add Device wizard. You can import supported device and network settings, and configure additional network settings in the wizard.

To learn more or to report an issue, go to the WatchGuard Cloud Firebox Management Beta test community.

Enhancements

  • Cloud-managed Fireboxes now use AES-GCM-256 encryption and Diffie-Hellman Group 19 (DH-19) as the default Phase 1 and Phase 2 security settings for new IKEv2 BOVPN tunnels. The new default security settings apply only to newly created IKEv2 BOVPN tunnels. Existing IKEv2 BOVPN tunnels are not affected. [FCCM-14476]
  • Cloud-managed Fireboxes now support static IP addresses with a /32 subnet mask on external interfaces and allow the default gateway to reside outside the interface subnet. [FCCM-12651]

Resolved Issues

  • WatchGuard Cloud no longer shows unstable UI behavior on the Authentication Domains page when you reorder Mobile VPN authentication servers. [FCCM-14561]
  • WatchGuard Cloud now correctly shows "New Fireware Version Available" notifications on the Notifications > Alerts page when a new Fireware version is available. [FCCM-14498]

Previous Releases