November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-96293WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS allows a local, unprivileged user or process to obtain a managed computer's FileVault Personal Recovery Key by reading a persistently written diagnostic log file left readable by all local users.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(6.9)
Published Date
Oct 22, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 23, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.06%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-312 β†—
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CWE-532 β†—
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource β†—
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows it to be read or modified by unintended actors.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 6.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent < 1.17.23.0000
Patched Versions
  • WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent 1.17.23.0000

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Oct 22, 2026Published
  • Oct 23, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 02:13 UTC