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WatchGuard VPN Client for Windows Vulnerability Enables Command Execution With SYSTEM Privileges

ID: aa279772-6177-5337-b95f-08def8aca90b

STIX ID: report--aa279772-6177-5337-b95f-08def8aca90b

Feed Name: cybersecurityNews.com

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-02-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Abinaya

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WatchGuard disclosed WGSA-2026-00002: a privilege-escalation flaw in its Mobile VPN with IPSec Windows client where the MSI installer spawns cmd.exe running as SYSTEM during install/update/uninstall, allowing a local attacker to interact with the elevated command prompt and execute arbitrary SYSTEM-level commands; affects versions up to 15.19 and is fixed in 15.33.

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