Medium severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2026

CVE-2026-78617

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.

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Affected products

Watchguard Security/Dimensioninferred
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Patches

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References

psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-78617nvd

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