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CVE-2016-7089

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

WatchGuard RapidStream appliances allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted ifconfig command, aka ESCALATEPLOWMAN.

Affected products

• WatchGuard Rapidstream: all versions

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138393/ESCALATEPLOWMAN-WatchGuard-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92638
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40270/
• https://www.secplicity.org/2016/08/16/nsa-equation-group-exploit-leak-mean/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138393/ESCALATEPLOWMAN-WatchGuard-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92638
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40270/
• https://www.secplicity.org/2016/08/16/nsa-equation-group-exploit-leak-mean/

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