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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-96293

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encryption feature for macOS allows a local, unprivileged user o…

Published Oct 22, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-96293. EPSS is 0.06%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.06%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

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.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-96293

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-96293. EPSS is 0.06%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information; CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File; CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.06%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WatchGuard Fireware security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  3. Oct 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  4. Oct 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96293

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-96293

    30-day exploitation probability 0.06%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96293

    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 diagno

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96293

    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.

    tenable.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 23, 2026
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026