Privilege escalation in Watchguard Edr

CVE-2023-26236

An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. Due to a weak implementation of message handling between WatchGuard EPDR processes, it is possible to perform a Local Privilege Escalation on Windows by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-26236: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26236?
CVE-2023-26236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Edr, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-26236?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26236 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.