Description
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.223298
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223298
Third Party Advisory related
https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1453
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
watchdog/anti-virus
1.4.214.0
Published
Mar 17, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026