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Critical 9.4Published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-57909WatchGuard Agent path traversal allows unauthenticated remote code execution
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A path traversal vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
- CVSS
- 9.4 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-306, CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WatchGuard
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent watchguard:agent (from the name) | before 1.25.13.0000 | CNA record |
References
- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-57909vendor-advisory
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