VDB-411836 · CVE-2026-90441 · GCVE-0-2026-90441

WatchGuard Fireware OS wgagent management daemon session initialization improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in WatchGuard Fireware OS. The impacted element is the function session initialization of the component wgagent management daemon. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-90441. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Fireware OS (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function session initialization of the component wgagent management daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A missing authorization vulnerability in the wgagent management daemon's session initialization function allows an authenticated, low-privileged user (including a read-only or guest administrator account) to crash the wgagent process and read arbitrary files accessible to the daemon by submitting a specially crafted management API request.

The advisory is shared for download at psirt.watchguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-90441 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/30/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

WatchGuard

Name

Fireware OS

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 authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/29/2026 +18 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: psirt.watchguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-90441 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-90441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411836

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 01:34
Changes: 09/30/2026 01:34 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103