CVE-2026-96293
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Cleartext Storage of FileVault Key in WatchGuard Endpoint Security for macOS
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-96293, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-22
Last updated on: 2026-10-23
Assigner: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | WatchGuard Agent | 0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-532 | The product writes sensitive information to a log file. |
| CWE-312 | The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. |
| CWE-732 | The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. |
