CVE-2026-57907: privilege escalation vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Protection's inter-process communication between the console and the protection service allows a local, low-privileged authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by injecting code into the trusted console process and issuing privileged commands to the service
This WatchGuard advisory covers CVE-2026-57907 in Endpoint Security.
- CVE-2026-57907
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 8.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- Endpoint Security before 8.00.26.0011
- Fixed in
- 8.00.26.0011
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Protection's inter-process communication between the console and the protection service allows a local, low-privileged authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by injecting code into the trusted console process and issuing privileged commands to the service.
Affected product named by the advisory: Endpoint Security.
Text from the source record.
- Endpoint Security before 8.00.26.0011
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How to fix CVE-2026-57907
Upgrade to a fixed release named by WatchGuard:
- 8.00.26.0011
End-of-life dates for WatchGuard Agent / EPDR
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