CVE-2026-115253

WatchGuard Agent Incorrect Permission Assignment in Log Directory Allows Local Log Tampering

High 7.3 CVSS v4.0 › Published 2026-10-22Updated 2026-10-22

Summary #

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.

Product status #

ProductAffectedNot affected
WatchGuard Agent
Windows >= 0, < 1.25.14.0000>= 1.25.14.0000

Weakness Type and Impact #

  • CWECWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWECWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
  • CAPECCAPEC-17Using Malicious Files
  • CAPECCAPEC-180Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

Solution #

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

References #