# CVE-2026-95676 — WatchGuard AuthPoint Authentication Gateway

> As of 2026-09-23, CVE-2026-95676 is a High-severity (band derived from the CVSS v4.0 score, not stated by the CNA) vulnerability in WatchGuard AuthPoint Authentication Gateway, CVSS v4.0 7.4, EPSS 0.3% (29.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-95676, most recently “WatchGuard Fireware OS Critical Code Injection Vulnerability in BOVPN over TLS Client (CVE-2026-86131)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-09-23

## What is CVE-2026-95676?

A missing/improper authentication vulnerability in the WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP Sync first-factor authentication allows a remote attacker to bypass single-factor password verification under non-default operating conditions. Additional authentication factors still apply.

The record classifies CVE-2026-95676 under weakness classes [CWE-287](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-287), [CWE-636](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/636.html). 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 31 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 7.4 — High (derived from score) (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-09-23

## Is CVE-2026-95676 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 38 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [WatchGuard](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/watchguard): AuthPoint Authentication Gateway

## How to fix CVE-2026-95676

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-95676 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-95676

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-95676, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [WatchGuard Fireware OS Critical Code Injection Vulnerability in BOVPN over TLS Client (CVE-2026-86131)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2813) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-30

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [psirt.watchguard.com — vendor advisory](https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-95676)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-95676
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-95676 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp