CVE-2026-96293: A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in WatchGuard Endpoint Security's Full Disk Encrypt

Routine

MEDIUM 6.9

CVE-2026-96293 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.9) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.9 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.1% (top 100%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-312, CWE-532, CWE-732
Published	2026-10-22
Last modified	2026-10-23

Publisher (CNA): WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Timeline

2026-10-22Published CVE record published
2026-10-23 09:17 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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