CVE-2025-1549 WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escallation
A local user can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on Windows systems using the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1549?
CVE-2025-1549 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client, published on 29 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the Windows system. This vulnerability is an additional unmitigated attack path for CVE-2024-4944.
This vulnerability is resolved in the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows version 12.11.5
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1549?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1549?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-1549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8x8-q3xw-3gv4.