CVE-2024-6594
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows causes the client to crash while handling malformed commands. An attacker with network access to the client could create a denial of service condition for the Single Sign-On service by repeatedly issuing malformed commands.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe WatchGuard SSO Client on Windows crashes when processing malformed commands due to improper handling of exceptional conditions. An attacker with network access can repeatedly send malformed commands to cause a denial of service, crashing the SSO service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 12.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check WatchGuard SSO Client versionOpen Windows Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\WatchGuard\SSO\Client (or check Add/Remove Programs for the installed version)Affected if The installed version is 12.7 or lower
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Verify SSO Client service is runningOpen Services console (services.msc) and locate the WatchGuard SSO Client service, confirm Status is RunningAffected if The service is running and exposed to network
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Check network listener for SSO client portRun netstat -an | findstr LISTENING to identify ports the SSO client is listening on, or use PowerShell Get-NetTCPConnection with State ListenAffected if The SSO client port is bound to a network-accessible IP address rather than localhost only
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Assess network accessibility of SSO portUse nmap, Test-NetConnection, or similar tool from another host to confirm the SSO client port accepts external connectionsAffected if The SSO client port is accessible from untrusted network segments
You are affected if the WatchGuard SSO Client version is 12.7 or lower AND the service is running with its port exposed to network access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client to a version beyond 12.7 when a patch is available. Implement network access controls to limit who can communicate with the SSO client port.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-6594 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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