Description
An Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows an attacker with an on-path network position to intercept and modify communications between the AuthPoint Gateway and local authentication providers.
Published: 2026-11-04
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

AuthPoint Authentication Gateway 7.6.0

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History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway allows an attacker with an on-path network position to intercept and modify communications between the AuthPoint Gateway and local authentication providers.
Title WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway Improper Certificate Validation Allows Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard authpoint Authentication Gateway
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:authpoint_authentication_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard authpoint Authentication Gateway
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Watchguard Authpoint Authentication Gateway
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T18:20:22.305Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T17:27:06.115Z

Link: CVE-2026-121638

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T18:12:03.917Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-04T15:17:42.437

Modified: 2026-11-04T19:17:31.637

Link: CVE-2026-121638

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T17:15:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation