CVE-2023-26238
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable...
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable defensive capabilities by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable defensive capabilities by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.
- Record
CVE-2023-26238- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable defensive capabilities by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.
- Record
CVE-2023-26238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-30063 No score
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable defensive capabilities by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.
- Record
EUVD-2023-30063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhm3-f2q4-h56r
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable...
An issue was discovered in WatchGuard EPDR 8.0.21.0002. It is possible to enable or disable defensive capabilities by sending a crafted message to a named pipe.
- Record
GHSA-mhm3-f2q4-h56r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Watchguard Edr Firmware, published October 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.