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CVE-2026-13079
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Fireware OS","vendor":"WatchGuard","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"12.12","status":"affected","version":"12.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"2026.2","status":"affected","version":"2025.1","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":7.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","subConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","subIntegrityImpact":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH",…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0dc2bd8c89df6a4394dd2567f0c7f5756b5a3e57267651b0f4775a0f429ad3f7 · sha256:20f11a74cc85e2af… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-732","description":"CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0dc2bd8c89df6a4394dd2567f0c7f5756b5a3e57267651b0f4775a0f429ad3f7 · sha256:20f11a74cc85e2af… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00027"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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