CVE-2026-13079 | BDVDB-2026-345145 Detail

WatchGuardMobile VPN with SSL Client

Description#

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the machine where the client is installed. This issue affects the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows up to and including 2026.2.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-732

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-07-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-08-27Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-07-02
Last modified: 2026-08-27

Vendor information

Vendor: WatchGuard
Product: Mobile VPN with SSL Client

All WatchGuard vulnerabilities

Score

7.3 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 3.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 12.0 and < 2026.2.1
Fixed
2026.2.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

7.3 High

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	Low
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	Low

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).