---
id: CVE-2024-4944
title: >-
  A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with
  SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with
  elevated privileged.
summary: >-
  A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with
  SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with
  elevated privileged.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
  - CWE-77
vendor: watchguard
product: mobile_vpn_with_ssl
affected:
  - mobile_vpn_with_ssl < 12.10.4
patched:
  - mobile_vpn_with_ssl 12.10.4
published: '2024-07-09'
updated: '2026-07-29'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4944'
references:
  - url: 'https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-4944'
    label: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
  - url: 'https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00010'
    label: 5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3
  - url: 'https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00010'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00336
epssPercentile: 0.27109
ingestedAt: '2026-07-29T23:51:09.487Z'
---

## Overview

A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileged.

## Affected

- `mobile_vpn_with_ssl < 12.10.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `mobile_vpn_with_ssl 12.10.4`