Vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-virus

CVE-2023-1453

A vulnerability was found in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.4.214.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function 0x80002008 in the library wsdk-driver.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to i…

EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (related, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1453?
CVE-2023-1453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-virus, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-1453?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1453 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.