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WatchGuard Dimension CVE-2026-78617

| EUVDEUVD-2026-67349 MEDIUM
Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203)
2026-08-27 WatchGuard GHSA-3x89-jjqx-2x3q
6.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: WatchGuard
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Vendor (WatchGuard) PRIMARY
6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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3.7 LOW

Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint (AV:N, PR:N); AC:H because success requires weak target passwords; integrity-only Low impact from account access.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WatchGuard).

CVSS VectorVendor: WatchGuard

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 28, 2026 - 04:16 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 28, 2026 - 02:49 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default.

AnalysisAI

WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint permits unlimited automated password guessing against user accounts because rate-limiting and account lockout are both absent in the default product configuration. All versions of Dimension (CPE wildcard, no version boundary) are affected in default-configured deployments. …

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Exploitation The primary enabling condition is WatchGuard Dimension's default configuration: account lockout is disabled out of the box, so any deployment that has not explicitly enabled this setting accepts unlimited authentication attempts. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.3 with vector AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N reflects a network-exposed, unauthenticated attack path with moderate complexity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation The primary mitigation is to immediately enable the account lockout setting within WatchGuard Dimension's administrative configuration, which blocks further authentication attempts after a defined number of consecutive failures; administrators should set a low threshold (5-10 attempts) and a meaningful lockout duration. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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