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CVE-2026-13079

WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation

Published: Jul 2, 2026Updated: Jul 10, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

WatchGuard
commercial·US
mobile vpn with ssl
Networking Infrastructure
fireware
Networking Infrastructure
Fireware OS
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00027
watchguard.com
News mentions
1

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