WatchGuard AP Command Injection in Internal Management API Allows Command Execution
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78 and CWE-863.
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability in the WatchGuard AP internal API service allows an attacker with network access to the AP to execute arbitrary shell commands on the underlying operating system.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02262 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WatchGuard AP (WatchGuard): 3.4.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 AP | 1.0 to before 3.4.8 | 3.4.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- WatchGuard AP VendorWatchGuard Affected 1.0 to before 3.4.8 Fixed in 3.4.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WatchGuard AP (WatchGuard) Fixed in 3.4.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WatchGuard AP 3.4.8
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65198 WatchGuard AP Improper Access Control in API Service Allows Unauthenticated AccessPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-60006 WatchGuard AP Authenticated Command Injection in Diagnostic CLIPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86102
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv6p-f93j-23h8
References
More WatchGuard vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09698 On WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-13451 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-08474 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2022-07330 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-19293 A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-04587 Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-86102 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86102 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv6p-f93j-23h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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