Improper authentication in the WatchGuard Agent allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause the agent to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.25.13.0000

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

WatchGuard Agent 1.17.02.0000, WatchGuard Agent 1.17.21.0000, WatchGuard Agent 1.25.13.0000

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-57910 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper authentication in the WatchGuard Agent allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause the agent to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Title WatchGuard Agent improper authentication allows unauthenticated remote code execution
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard watchguard Agent
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-347
CWE-494
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:watchguard_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard watchguard Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T12:53:13.695Z

Reserved: 2026-06-26T09:41:49.464Z

Link: CVE-2026-57910

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T12:53:09.891Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T12:16:24.773

Modified: 2026-08-25T13:19:24.810

Link: CVE-2026-57910

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T13:30:17Z

Weaknesses