{"id":"CVE-2023-26236","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-26236","generatedAt":"2026-10-24T11:13:24.097Z","title":"Due to a weak implementation of message handling between WatchGuard EPDR processes, it is possible to perform a Local Privilege Escalation on Windows by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.","description":"An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. Due to a weak implementation of message handling between WatchGuard EPDR processes, it is possible to perform a Local Privilege Escalation on Windows by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.","published":"2023-10-05T01:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:42:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["watchguard/epp firmware","watchguard/edr firmware","watchguard/epdr firmware","watchguard/panda ad360 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00157,"percentile":0.04527,"date":"2026-10-23","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2023-00004","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2023-00004","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26236","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}