CVE-2026-96293

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.06% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 0.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.

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

2026-10-22 08:38Z7 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-23 08:01Z6 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-22

Assigning CNA

WatchGuard

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
• CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase
• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

eaef28609678170102181535a27f8d6da60ffab610487341fd10e4b8e64c2c4e

• psirt.watchguard.comhttps://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-96293vendor-advisory