CVE-2026-57909

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 34.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-28.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-25 11:47Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-26 13:16Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-26

Assigning CNA

WatchGuard

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

01e71af95121f4fd045448cc3c8435554b3e7ab1cede419eb370594c5f2ecdc3

• psirt.watchguard.comhttps://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-57909vendor-advisory