CVE-2024-4944

Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2024 at 02:23 AM UTC
Updated: August 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMobile VPN with SSL· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileged.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.10.412.0 ≤ v < 12.10.412.0
Affected range stops below 12.10.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00010
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-4944

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77

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