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 improper access controls. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223298 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Watchdog Anti-Virus — versions 1.4.214.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1453 (related, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1ivMk1uVAvPCCAxqiD2BW9gD1TsktQkpi/view (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.