Vulnerability in Maxpcsecure Anti Virus Plus
CVE-2023-1490
A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function 0x220020 in the library SDActMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223376.
EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th 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
- Maxpcsecure Anti_virus_plus — versions 19.0.2.1
- Max Secure Anti Virus Plus — versions 19.0.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1490?
- CVE-2023-1490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Maxpcsecure Anti Virus Plus, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1490 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.