{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41288 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-41288 is a high-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41288 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-41288 is a high-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41288 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: WatchGuard Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41288/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-41288","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41288/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-41288","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WatchGuard Agent","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An authenticated local user can elevate privileges to SYSTEM due to incorrect permissions in the WatchGuard Agent patch management component.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"WatchGuard","cpe":[{"product":"agent","vendor":"watchguard"}],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-732","name":"Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource"}],"description":"Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\\\SYSTEM.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WatchGuard Agent on Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-41288","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Long list of incoming EDNS options degrades performance","id":"CVE-2026-41292"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Agent Discovery Service on Windows Causes Denial of Service - Variant A","id":"CVE-2026-41287"},"products":["WatchGuard Agent"],"published":"2026-05-06","related":[{"cvss_score":8.5,"headline":"Usage of a hard-coded cryptographic key in WatchGuard Agent allows inclusion of code into existing process","id":"CVE-2026-6787","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-06"},{"cvss_score":8.5,"headline":"Uncontrolled search path in PluginLauncher allows SYSTEM code execution in WatchGuard Agent","id":"CVE-2026-6788","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-06"},{"cvss_score":7.1,"headline":"Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Agent Discovery Service on Windows Causes Denial of Service - Variant B","id":"CVE-2026-41286","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-06"},{"cvss_score":7.1,"headline":"Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WatchGuard Agent Discovery Service on Windows Causes Denial of Service - Variant A","id":"CVE-2026-41287","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-06"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-10","vendors":["WatchGuard"]},"summary":"An authenticated local user can elevate privileges to SYSTEM due to incorrect permissions in the WatchGuard Agent patch management component.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41288/"}