CVE-2026-41288

WatchGuard Agent on Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 7.3 High
Published: May 6, 2026
Updated: Aug 10, 2026
Reserved: Apr 20, 2026

Description

Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.3 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	WatchGuard

Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WatchGuard AgentWatchGuard	1.0.0.0 to before 1.25.03.0000Affected

References

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-41288vendor-advisory
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/WGSA-2026-00011

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