CVE-2026-41288
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Risk Assessment
Privilege escalation by a local user can lead to full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the WatchGuard Agent to the latest version to fix the permission assignment issue.
Other vulnerabilities in WatchGuard Agent
See all- CVE-2026-57910Critical
Improper authentication in the WatchGuard Agent allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause the agent to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2026-57909Critical
A path traversal vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
- CVE-2026-6788High
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows using malicious files.
- CVE-2026-6787High
Use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows inclusion of code in existing process.
- CVE-2026-41286Medium
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.
- 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)
Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.