RCE in Watchdog Anti-Virus
CVE-2022-42045
Certain Zemana products are vulnerable to Arbitrary code injection. This affects Watchdog Anti-Malware 4.1.422 and Zemana AntiMalware 3.2.28.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Watchdog Anti-Virus — versions 4.1.422
- Zemana Antimalware — versions 3.2.28
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ReCryptLLC/CVE-2022-42045/tree/main (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42045?
- CVE-2022-42045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-Virus, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42045?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-42045 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.