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.

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

EPSS: 0.001 (4.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

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.