CVE-2024-6594
WatchGuard Firebox Single Sign-On Client Denial-of-Service
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 8.7
WatchGuard Firebox Single Sign-On Client Denial-of-Service
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
- Record
CVE-2024-6594- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-47659 8.7
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
- Record
EUVD-2024-47659- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h99-x2cv-q42q 8.7
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client...
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
This issue affects Single Sign-On Client: through 12.7.
- Record
GHSA-4h99-x2cv-q42q- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 8.7
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
- Record
CVE-2024-6594- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-6594 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Watchguard Single Sign-on Client, published September 25, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.