CVE-2026-13079CWE-732

CVE-2026-13079

High · published July 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the machine where the client is installed.

This issue affects the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows up to and including 2026.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00140 · 3.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2026-07-03T04:16Z
Affected products (4)
ProductVersionsFixed in
watchguard/mobile_vpn_with_ssl< 2026.2.12026.2.1
watchguard/fireware≥ 12.0.0, < 12.12.112.12.1
watchguard/fireware≥ 2025.1, < 2026.2.12026.2.1
watchguard/fireware≥ 12.5, ≤ 12.5.18—
References (2)
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-13079 · 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00027 · 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 JUL 23:07Z
    WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5