CVE-2024-6592

WatchGuard Firebox Single Sign-On Agent Protocol Authorization Bypass

Critical 9.3 CVSS v4.0 › Published 2024-09-25Updated 2026-08-07

Summary #

An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the protocol communication between the WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows and the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows and MacOS allows an attacker with network access to forge communications to affected components.

In the event an attacker has already gained network access, they could exploit this vulnerability to retrieve authenticated usernames and group memberships from the Single Sign-On Agent or send arbitrary account and group information to the Single Sign-On Agent for their host. This vulnerability cannot be used by an attacker to gain access to user credentials.

Product status #

ProductAffectedNot affected
SSO Agent>= 12.0, <= 12.10.2> 12.10.2
SSO Client
macOS >= 12.0, <= 12.5.4> 12.5.4
Windows >= 12.0, <= 12.7> 12.7

Weakness Type and Impact #

  • CWECWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CAPECCAPEC-115Authentication Bypass

Exploitation Status #

WatchGuard is not aware of any exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.

Solution #

Update to a fixed release per the affected-version ranges above.

Workaround #

An attacker must have already established network access to exploit this vulnerability. WatchGuard recommends using Windows Firewall rules to restrict TCP port 4116 network access to the Single Sign-On Client to only allow connections from the Authentication Gateway (SSO Agent), and restricting TCP port 4114 network access to the Authentication Gateway to only allow connections from the Firebox. Windows administrators can use Group Policy objects to add Windows firewall rules to their endpoints.

References #

Credits #

  • Found by RedTeam Pentesting GmbH finder