Auth bypass in Watchguard Edr

CVE-2023-26237

An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to bypass the defensive capabilities by adding a registry key as SYSTEM.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% 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-2023-26237: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26237?
CVE-2023-26237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Edr, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-26237?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26237 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.