CVE-2026-115253
An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a…
- Risk score
- 44/100
- CVSS
- 7.3 v4.0
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create, modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into the directory. This allows an attacker to tamper with or destroy the agent's security l…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.3 high
References
Original description
An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create, modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into the directory. This allows an attacker to tamper with or destroy the agent's security logs and stage further local attacks by placing executable content in a directory owned by a privileged service.
Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.