CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-13043

9.3 CRITICAL Published 2026-10-01 Modified 2026-10-16 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-10-01
Last modified
2026-10-16
Assigner
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
CVSS 4.0 (5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3)
9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-306, CWE-798

Description

A missing authentication vulnerability in the Kernel Memory Access Driver (PSKMAD) used by WatchGuard endpoint security products allows a local, authenticated attacker to bypass the driver's access-control handshake and issue arbitrary privileged commands to the driver, resulting in disclosure of kernel and process memory.

Affected configurations

• watchguard endpoint security (< 8.00.26.0012)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

References