Medium [CVE-2025-2781] WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory
This medium-severity WatchGuard advisory covers CVE-2025-2781 affecting Mobile VPN with SSL Client.
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Summary
The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.
- Mobile VPN with SSL Client 11.0 before 12.11.2
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- 12.11.2
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Mitigation checklist
- The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory.
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