CVE-2026-87969

WatchGuard AP Authenticated Command Injection in Diagnostic CLI

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2026 at 04:51 PM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 08:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAccess Point

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the WatchGuard AP diagnostic CLI allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating system commands by supplying crafted input.

Affected

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

1.0 ≤ v < 3.4.81.0
Affected range stops below 3.4.8, 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

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-87969

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.6HIGHWatchGuard
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-78

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