cve-2026-95676

HIGH CVSS 7.4 cvelistv5
Description

A missing/improper authentication vulnerability in the WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP Sync first-factor authentication allows a remote attacker to bypass single-factor password verification under non-default operating conditions. Additional authentication factors still apply.

Timeline
Published
2026-09-23 12:52 UTC
Last Modified
2026-09-23
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products
  • WatchGuard AuthPoint Authentication Gateway
Weaknesses (CWE)
SSVC (CISA Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization) CISA Coordinator v2.0.3
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Decision timestamp
2026-09-23T15:24:44.392517Z

What is SSVC? — CISA's vulnerability-prioritisation framework using a decision tree rather than a single score.

References
Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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