CVE-2026-13079: A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on t

unknownCVE-2026-13079

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the machine where the client is installed. This issue affects the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows up to and including 2026.2.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-07-03
Last updated: 2026-07-07
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13079

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-130790.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-13079	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

high[NEW] [high] WatchGuard Firebox: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund

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