CVE-2024-8424

WatchGuard Endpoint Protection Privilege Escalation in PSANHost Enables Arbitrary File Delete as SYSTEM

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: November 7, 2024 at 11:27 PM UTC

Updated: August 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC

5 products affected across 2 vendorsPanda DomePanda AD360 FirmwareEpdr Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WatchGuard EPDR, Panda AD360 and Panda Dome on Windows (PSANHost.exe module) allows arbitrary file delete with SYSTEM permissions. This issue affects EPDR: before 8.00.23.0000; Panda AD360: before 8.00.23.0000; Panda Dome: before 22.03.00.

Affected

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

Panda Dome · WatchGuard

95%

22.00.00 ≤ v < 22.03.0022.00.00

Affected range stops below 22.03.00, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Panda Dome · Watchgua

60%

v < 22.03.00

Affected range stops below 22.03.00, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Endpoint Security · WatchGuard

60%

8.00.00.0000 ≤ v < 8.00.23.00008.00.00.0000

Affected range stops below 8.00.23.0000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Epdr Firmware · WatchGuard

60%

v < 8.00.23.0000

Affected range stops below 8.00.23.0000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Panda AD360 Firmware · WatchGuard

60%

v < 8.00.23.0000

Affected range stops below 8.00.23.0000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-8424

References (2)

Source: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00017

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-8424

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.5HIGHWatchGuard

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-269

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