CVE-2018-10576
Improper authentication handling by the native Access Point web UI allows authentication using a local system account (instead of the dedicated web-only user).
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15. Improper authentication handling by the native Access Point web UI allows authentication using a local system account (instead of the dedicated web-only user).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- watchguard/ap200 firmware · watchguard/ap102 firmware · watchguard/ap100 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIyVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixesVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIyVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixesVendor Advisory
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