CVE-2026-41288

May 6, 2026, 7:07 p.m.

7.3
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Watchguard
  • Watchguard Agent
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a watchguard watchguard_agent / / / / / windows / /

References

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

Tags

CWE-732
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
2026-05-06
CVE-2026-41288

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 6, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 6, 2026, 7:07 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

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