CVE-2026-78617
MediumCVSS 6.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs
Summary
WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default, allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default.
Risk Assessment
The risk is the possibility of brute-force attacks on user accounts, which could lead to unauthorized access to the system. The lack of default account lockout increases susceptibility to dictionary attacks and password guessing.
Recommendation
It is recommended to enable the account lockout setting in WatchGuard Dimension and configure rate limiting for the login endpoint. Also, enforce strong passwords and consider implementing multi-factor authentication.
Other vulnerabilities in WatchGuard Dimension
See all- CVE-2026-78174Critical
Vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension: web UI diagnostic log stores unredacted session identifiers for logged-in users. A low-privileged Dimension Administrator can retrieve this log and extract a Super Administrator's session token, enabling account takeover.
- CVE-2026-78618Medium
A business logic flaw in WatchGuard Dimension allows an authenticated administrator to trigger multiple backend operations within a single logical flow by sending a specially crafted request.
- CVE-2026-78616Medium
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's Trusted CA certificate configuration allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary JavaScript in another authenticated administrator's web browser by saving a carefully crafted certificate.
- CVE-2026-78615Medium
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's report detail page allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an authenticated user's browser with a specially crafted URL.
- CVE-2026-78614High
WatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the audit report feature, allowing an authenticated user with report administration permissions to gain arbitrary command execution as the Dimension WebUI process user by sending specially crafted requests.
- CVE-2026-78613High
WatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the log viewer feature, allowing an authenticated user with report administration permissions to gain arbitrary command execution as the Dimension WebUI process user by sending specially crafted requests.
- CVE-2026-78612High
WatchGuard Dimension contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the scheduled report feature, allowing an authenticated user with report administration permissions to gain arbitrary command execution as the Dimension WebUI process user by sending specially crafted requests.
- CVE-2026-78610High
WatchGuard Dimension's Web UI exposes an administrator passphrase change action that lacks CSRF protection. An attacker who can induce an authenticated global administrator's browser to visit a crafted link or page can change that administrator's passphrase to an attacker-chosen value without the administrator's consent.
- CVE-2026-78500Medium
A blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension Database Server Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems.
- CVE-2026-78499Medium
A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension FTP Server Test configuration allows an authenticated privileged attacker to enumerate exposed network services on adjacent network systems.
Original NVD description (English source)
WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default.