CVE-2026-96293 PUBLISHED

Endpoint Security Cleartext Storage of FileVault Recovery Key in Log File

Assigner: WatchGuard
Reserved: 22.09.2026 Published: 22.10.2026 Updated: 22.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor WatchGuard
Product WatchGuard Agent
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.17.24.0000 (excl.)

Credits

  • James Mc finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-312 CWE
  • CWE-532 CWE
  • CWE-732 CWE