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CVE-2024-6592 — Watchguard Authentication Gateway security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.1

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the protocol communication between the WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows and the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows and MacOS allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects the Authentication Gateway: through 12.10.2; Windows Single Sign-On Client: through 12.7; MacOS Single Sign-On Client: through 12.5.4.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.1 (3.1)
Published
2024-09-25
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
windows/system
Weaknesses
CWE-306, CWE-863

Affected products

  • watchguard / authentication_gateway
  • watchguard / single_sign-on_client

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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