WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory (CVE-2025-2782) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.3CVE-2025-2782

WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-2782 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in WatchGuard Terminal Services Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Non-Standard Installation Directory. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps WatchGuard/SSO Terminal Services Agent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Mar 28, 2025Updated Aug 8, 2026Source checked Sep 22, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 8, 2026Material review Aug 8, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps WatchGuard/SSO Terminal Services Agent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
WatchGuard/SSO Terminal Services Agentgeneric	>=12.0 <12.11.2	12.11.2

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for WatchGuard/SSO Terminal Services Agent.
Review the reported fix. Update WatchGuard/SSO Terminal Services Agent to 12.11.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Mar 28, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.