Description
An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create, modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into the directory. This allows an attacker to tamper with or destroy the agent's security logs and stage further local attacks by placing executable content in a directory owned by a privileged service.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create, modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into the directory. This allows an attacker to tamper with or destroy the agent's security logs and stage further local attacks by placing executable content in a directory owned by a privileged service.
Title WatchGuard Agent Incorrect Permission Assignment in Log Directory Allows Local Log Tampering
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard watchguard Agent
Weaknesses CWE-276
CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:watchguard_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard watchguard Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Watchguard Watchguard Agent
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T08:39:45.537Z

Reserved: 2026-10-22T08:38:59.454Z

Link: CVE-2026-115253

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T09:17:16.137

Modified: 2026-10-22T09:17:16.137

Link: CVE-2026-115253

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T10:45:04Z

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