CVE-2016-3943: watchguard panda_endpoint_administration_agent Incorrect Default Permissions
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-3943 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in watchguard panda_endpoint_administration_agent. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 18-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Panda Endpoint Administration Agent before 7.50.00, as used in Panda Security for Business products for Windows, uses a weak ACL for the Panda Security/WaAgent directory and sub-directories, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying an executable module.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.18% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundPanda Endpoint Administration Agent < 7.50.00 - Local Privilege Escalation
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Watchguard1 product
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136606/Panda-Endpoint-Administration-Agent-Privilege-Escalation.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry