CVE-2023-1453

low-risk
Published 2023-03-17

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% 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
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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Anti-Virus

Affected Vendors

Watchdog

References (8)

Exploit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivMk1uVAvPCCAxqiD2BW9gD1TsktQkpi/view
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1453
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223298
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?id.223298
Exploit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivMk1uVAvPCCAxqiD2BW9gD1TsktQkpi/view
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1453
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223298
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?id.223298
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal