---
id: CVE-2026-115253
title: >-
  WatchGuard Agent Incorrect Permission Assignment in Log Directory Allows Local
  Log Tampering
summary: >-
  An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log
  directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create,
  modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into
  the d…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-276
  - CWE-732
vendor: WatchGuard
product: WatchGuard Agent
affected:
  - agent < 1.25.14.0000
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-22T08:39:45.537Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115253'
references:
  - url: 'https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-115253'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T09:34:48.708Z'
---

## Overview

An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in the WatchGuard Agent's log directory allows a local, authenticated non-administrative user to create, modify, append to, or delete the agent's log files and write other files into the directory. This allows an attacker to tamper with or destroy the agent's security logs and stage further local attacks by placing executable content in a directory owned by a privileged service.

## Affected

- `agent < 1.25.14.0000`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.