CVE-2023-1446: Watchdog Anti-Virus IoControlCode wsdk-driver.sys 0x80002008 denial of service

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-404

Description

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.

Affected products

Watchdog Anti-Virus: 1.4.214.0

References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjK_DMjHz41RMpfa0iLQ4GXKQwEr4z2T/view
https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1446
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223291
https://vuldb.com/?id.223291
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjK_DMjHz41RMpfa0iLQ4GXKQwEr4z2T/view
https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1446
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223291
https://vuldb.com/?id.223291

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