Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by WatchGuard
CVE-2025-2782WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in SSO Terminal Services Agent from WatchGuard. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | SSO Terminal Services Agent | 12.0 – before 12.11.2 |
Weakness: CWE-276 · 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