CVE-2026-41287: watchguard agent Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-41287 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in watchguard agent. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-05-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-08-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent discovery service on Windows allows Overflow Buffers. An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network could exploit this vulnerability to crash the agent service.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).