EIP-2026-100688

PRE-CVE

Watchguard XCS - FixCorruptMail Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-100688. PoCs published by Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Watchguard XCS by injecting a payload into a script executed by root's crontab. The exploit uploads a payload, sets up a dummy file, and manipulates the 'badqids' file to trigger command execution as root.

Description

Watchguard XCS - FixCorruptMail Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalbsd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38347

This Metasploit module exploits a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Watchguard XCS by injecting a payload into a script executed by root's crontab. The exploit uploads a payload, sets up a dummy file, and manipulates the 'badqids' file to trigger command execution as root.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Watchguard XCS 9.2/10.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local shell access on the target system · Root's crontab must execute the vulnerable script within the 3-minute window
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026