CVE-2025-2781: medium-severity vulnerability in WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client
WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.3epss 0.1%
The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Affected products
WatchGuard · Mobile VPN with SSL ClientRelated CVEs — WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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