CVE-2026-41288CWE-732

CVE-2026-41288

High · published May 6, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.

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
0.00149 · 3.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2026-05-06T20:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
watchguard/agent< 1.25.03.00001.25.03.0000
References (2)
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-41288 · 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/WGSA-2026-00011 · 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 15:45Z
    WatchGuard Agent on Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    cvelistv5