CVE-2023-1446

low-risk
Published 2023-03-17

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.4.214.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x80002004/0x80002008 in the library wsdk-driver.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223291.

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Anti-Virus

Affected Vendors

Watchdog

References (8)

Exploit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjK_DMjHz41RMpfa0iLQ4GXKQwEr4z2T/view
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1446
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223291
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?id.223291
Exploit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjK_DMjHz41RMpfa0iLQ4GXKQwEr4z2T/view
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1446
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223291
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?id.223291
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal