TI-2026-79227 Aliases CVE-2026-96293 GHSA-vq33-hqqq-p4pj

Cleartext storage of FileVault recovery key in WatchGuard Endpoint Security log

LOW 29CWE-312Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

WatchGuard Agent versions from 0 before 1.17.23.0000 contain a cleartext storage flaw (CWE-312) in the Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS in WatchGuard Endpoint Security. A persistently written diagnostic log file is readable by all local users, so a local, unprivileged user or process can read a managed computer's FileVault Personal Recovery Key without further conditions.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS allows a local, unprivileged user or process to obtain a managed computer's FileVault Personal Recovery Key by reading a persistently written diagnostic log file left readable by all local users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00062 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed WatchGuard Agent (WatchGuard): 1.17.23.0000

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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	before 1.17.23.0000	1.17.23.0000	Patch available	CNA

WatchGuard Agent VendorWatchGuard Affected before 1.17.23.0000 Fixed in 1.17.23.0000 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:agent::::::::	—	—	WatchGuard

cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WatchGuard

Remediation

Update WatchGuard Agent to version 1.17.23.0000 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Fix · CNA WatchGuard Agent (WatchGuard) Fixed in 1.17.23.0000

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96293
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-vq33-hqqq-p4pj
2026-10-22 Fix available: WatchGuard/WatchGuard [email protected] · CNA
2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-23 Fix available: WatchGuard/WatchGuard [email protected] · CNA

References

Advisory 1

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-96293

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Sources

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