CVE-2026-95676 (GCVE-0-2026-95676)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 12:52 – Updated: 2026-09-23 15:24
VLAI
Title
AuthPoint Gateway Improper Authentication in LDAP Sync Allows First-Factor Authentication Bypass
Summary
A missing/improper authentication vulnerability in the WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP Sync first-factor authentication allows a remote attacker to bypass single-factor password verification under non-default operating conditions. Additional authentication factors still apply.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-23 15:24 UTC
CWE
Assigner
WatchGuard CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 91/100 over 73 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WatchGuard AuthPoint Authentication Gateway Affected: 4.2.2 , < 7.5.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:authpoint_authentication_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Discovered internally by WatchGuard
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