CVE-2026-57909
CriticalCVSS 9.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain remote access to the system and execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to system and data compromise.
Recommendation
Install the latest available update for WatchGuard Agent that fixes this vulnerability.
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-2026-6788High
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-2026-41288High
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.
- 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)
A path traversal vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS