WatchGuard AP Improper Access Control in API Service Allows Unauthenticated Access

published 2026-09-28 41 d ago modified 2026-09-28 41 d ago also EUVD-2026-88362

cvss: 9.3; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

An improper access control vulnerability in an internal API service on WatchGuard Access Points allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the AP to obtain a valid API session.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

WatchGuard WatchGuard AP 3.4.8

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 41 d ago (2026-09-28)

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	9.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	4.0	9.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

WatchGuard WatchGuard AP

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-923 Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

References

psirt.watchguard.com /CVE-2026-101891
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-101891
NVD CVE-2026-101891

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Summary