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CVE-2026-121639

9.2 critical

Critical (9.2).

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A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows a remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to the AuthPoint Gateway host to disrupt authentication services and delete the local directory synchronization configuration.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

9.2 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-04. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWEs
CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
OWASP Top 10
A07:2025 Authentication Failures, A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
Published
Modified
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Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
WatchGuard AuthPoint Authentication Gatewayfrom 1.0 before 7.6.0

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-12 Choosing Message Identifier Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-36 Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-62 Cross Site Request Forgery Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-166 Force the System to Reset Values Severity: Medium
  • CAPEC-216 Communication Channel Manipulation
  • CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-57 Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Likelihood: Medium · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-94 Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse Severity: Medium
  • CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass Severity: Medium

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits. More on the page of CWE-287.

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