What is GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv?

GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv cover?

GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-41288. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv?

GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvvHighCVSS 7.8

Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-41288 →

📋 Description

Incorrect permission assignment for a resource in the patch management component of the WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows an authenticated local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41288
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/WGSA-2026-00011
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-41288
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cwf-5634-rgvv