CVE-2026-78617: CWE-203 in WatchGuard Dimension
WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default.
CVE-2026-78617: CWE-203 in WatchGuard Dimension
Description
WatchGuard Dimension's web login endpoint does not enforce effective rate-limiting or account lockout by default allowing a remote attacker to perform automated password guessing against user accounts. If the account lockout setting is enabled, brute-force attempts are blocked after a defined number of failed attempts, but this setting is not enabled by default.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WatchGuard
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T21:19:03.651Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a90ed8eacd9273b4947553a
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 02:08:14 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 02:52:21 UTC
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