VDB-241330 · CVE-2023-26239 · wgsa-2023-00007

WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002 Management Console improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Management Console. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-26239. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. Due to a weak implementation of a password check, it is possible to obtain credentials to access the management console as a non-privileged user.

The weakness was published 10/05/2023 as wgsa-2023-00007. The advisory is available at watchguard.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-26239 since 02/20/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30064). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

WatchGuard

Name

EPDR

Version

8.0.21.0002

License

commercial

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/20/2023 🔍
10/05/2023 +226 days 🔍
10/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/08/2025 +765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wgsa-2023-00007
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-26239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241330
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2023 07:58
Updated: 11/08/2025 15:23
Changes: 10/05/2023 07:58 (39), 11/08/2025 15:23 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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