Uncontrolled search path in PluginLauncher allows SYSTEM code execution in WatchGuard Agent
Priority LOW 38CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows Using Malicious Files.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WatchGuard Agent (WatchGuard): 1.25.03.0000
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | WatchGuard Agent | 1.0.0.0 to before 1.25.03.0000 | 1.25.03.0000 | Patch available | CNA |
- WatchGuard Agent VendorWatchGuard Affected 1.0.0.0 to before 1.25.03.0000 Fixed in 1.25.03.0000 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 1.25.03.0000 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 1.25.03.0000 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WatchGuard Agent (WatchGuard) Fixed in 1.25.03.0000
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
WatchGuard Agent — watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/WGSA-2026-00013
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-05952 Usage of a hard-coded cryptographic key in WatchGuard Agent allows inclusion of code into existing processPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6788
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j336-jmmp-f6w9
References
More WatchGuard Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05952 Usage of a hard-coded cryptographic key in WatchGuard Agent allows inclusion of code into existing process CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-29894 WatchGuard Agent on Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-29893 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Agent Discovery Service on Windows Causes Denial of Service - Variant A CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-29892 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Agent Discovery Service on Windows Causes Denial of Service - Variant B CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-6788 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6788 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j336-jmmp-f6w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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