CVE-2026-41286
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent discovery service on Windows. An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network could exploit this to crash the agent service.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could disrupt the agent service, potentially leading to gaps in network protection or monitoring.
Recommendation
Apply the latest security updates from WatchGuard and limit trust in the local network.
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- CVE-2026-41287Medium
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent discovery service on Windows. An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network could exploit this to crash the agent service.
Original NVD description (English source)
Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent discovery service on Windows allows Overflow Buffers. An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network could exploit this vulnerability to crash the agent service.