
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-13079
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
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.14% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpe | mobile_vpn_with_ssl | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | fireware | Not reported | 12.12.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | fireware | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | fireware | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | mobile_vpn_with_ssl | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | fireware | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpe | mobile_vpn_with_ssl | cpe | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | fireware | cpe | Not reported | 12.12.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | fireware | cpe | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | mobile_vpn_with_ssl | cpe | Not reported | 2026.2.1 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-13079 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13079]
- [https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-13079]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2193.json]
- [https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00027]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)]