CVE-2026-92254WatchDog Antivirus kernel driver arbitrary file deletion via unauthenticated IOCTL
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Missing Authorization in the IOCTL handlers of the wsdkd.sys kernel drivers in Watchdog WatchDog Antivirus 1.8.640 (driver versions 1.3.0.0 and earlier) on Microsoft Windows allows local, low-privileged attackers to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges, bypassing NTFS access controls and potentially disabling security products or destabilizing the operating system, via crafted IOCTL requests sent to the \Device\wsdk device.
- CVSS
- 6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/RE:L/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20, CWE-306
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- watchdog
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Watchdog Anti-Virus watchdog:anti_virus (from the name) | from 1.8.640 before 1.8.804 | CNA record |
References
- https://watchdog.com/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/
- https://watchdog.com/anti-virus-release-notes/
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