CVSS 4.0
8.5 highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-57907 watchguard endpoint security: Improper Privilege Management
High (8.5) in watchguard endpoint security. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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A privilege escalation vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Protection's inter-process communication between the console and the protection service allows a local, low-privileged authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by injecting code into the trusted console process and issuing privileged commands to the service.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 3rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-10. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- OWASP Top 10
- A06:2025 Insecure Design
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- WatchGuard (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- watchguard:endpoint security
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| WatchGuard Endpoint Security | before 8.00.26.0011 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-58 Restful Privilege Elevation Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse Likelihood: High · Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
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