CVE-2024-6594 (GCVE-0-2024-6594)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-25 11:22 – Updated: 2026-08-07 23:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WatchGuard Firebox Single Sign-On Client Denial-of-Service
Summary
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-25 13:44 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-s… | technical-description |
| https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-6594 | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wg… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | SSO Client |
Affected:
12.0 , ≤ 12.7
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:sso_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| watchguard | single_sign-on_client |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 12.7
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:single_sign-on_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
Date Public
2024-09-25 11:22
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