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CVE-2026-78618 (GCVE-0-2026-78618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 23:26 – Updated: 2026-08-28 16:36

Title

Dimension Business Logic Flaw Allows Chained Backend Object Operations

Summary

A business logic flaw in WatchGuard Dimension allows an authenticated administrator to trigger multiple backend operations within a single logical flow by sending a specially crafted request.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-28 16:35 UTC

CWE

Assigner

WatchGuard CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard A 91/100 over 73 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-78618	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
WatchGuard	Dimension	Affected: 2.0 , < 2.3.1 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:dimension::::::::

Credits

Cody Sixteen

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FKIE_CVE-2026-78618

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-28 02:16 - Updated: 2026-08-28 20:19

Severity

6.9 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

A business logic flaw in WatchGuard Dimension allows an authenticated administrator to trigger multiple backend operations within a single logical flow by sending a specially crafted request.

References

	URL	Tags
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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-2XXC-598R-3HF4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 03:31 – Updated: 2026-08-28 03:31

Details

A business logic flaw in WatchGuard Dimension allows an authenticated administrator to trigger multiple backend operations within a single logical flow by sending a specially crafted request.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

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