CVE-2026-13079

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-03. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the machine where the client is installed.

This issue affects the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows up to and including 2026.2.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
3.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Windows Client Local Privilege Escalation | WatchGuard Technologies

https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2026-00027

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-13079(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-17 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-14 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-14 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-12 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-11 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-11 02:29 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.50
  3. 2026-07-11 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-10 16:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  5. 2026-07-10 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-10 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-08 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-08 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-07 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-07 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-06 16:43 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.30
  16. 2026-07-06 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-06 16:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.3 · CVSS v4 → 7.3
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-05 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-03 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-03 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-13079?
CVE-2026-13079 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the machine where the client is installed. This issue affects the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows up to and…
When was CVE-2026-13079 disclosed?
CVE-2026-13079 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-13079 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-13079 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-13079?
CVE-2026-13079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-13079?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-13079, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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