---
title: "CVE-2026-95676: WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway - Authentication Bypass"
description: "WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway contains an authentication bypass caused by missing or improper authentication in LDAP Sync first-factor authentication, letting remote attackers bypass single-factor password verification under non-default conditions, exploit requires non-default configuration."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-95676/
---

# CVE-2026-95676 WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway - Authentication Bypass

WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway contains an authentication bypass caused by missing or improper authentication in LDAP Sync first-factor authentication, letting remote attackers bypass single-factor password verification under non-default conditions, exploit requires non-default configuration.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.38% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95676)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Published

23 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95676](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95676)
- [https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-95676](https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2026-95676)

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