CVE-2026-13079 (GCVE-0-2026-13079)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-02 23:07 – Updated: 2026-07-02 23:07
VLAI
Title
WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WatchGuard Fireware OS Affected: 12.0 , ≤ 12.12 (semver)
Affected: 2025.1 , ≤ 2026.2 (semver)
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Credits
Paul Arzelier, Truesec
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