CVE-2026-13043
Watchguard Endpoint Security: missing authentication
- Risk score
- 53/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 1 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- A missing authentication vulnerability in the Kernel Memory Access Driver (PSKMAD) used by WatchGuard endpoint security products allows a local, authenticated attacker to bypass the driver's access-control handshake and issue arbitrary privileged commands to the driver, resulting in disclosure of kernel and process me…
- Affected
- Watchguard Endpoint Security
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.8 high
References
Original description
A missing authentication vulnerability in the Kernel Memory Access Driver (PSKMAD) used by WatchGuard endpoint security products allows a local, authenticated attacker to bypass the driver's access-control handshake and issue arbitrary privileged commands to the driver, resulting in disclosure of kernel and process memory.
Last activity 1 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.