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GHSA-QGPJ-9W2H-PCV3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-03 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-03 00:31

Details

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-02 23:07 – Updated: 2026-07-02 23:07

Title

WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation

Summary

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

WatchGuard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wg…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
WatchGuard	Fireware OS	Affected: 12.0 , ≤ 12.12 (semver) Affected: 2025.1 , ≤ 2026.2 (semver)

Credits

Paul Arzelier, Truesec

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GHSA-QGPJ-9W2H-PCV3

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

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