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CVE-2023-1490: Max Secure Anti Virus Plus IoControlCode SDActMon.sys 0x220020 access control

• 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: 2023-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function 0x220020 in the library SDActMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223376.

Affected products

• Max Secure Anti Virus Plus: 19.0.2.1

References

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PmzG42vFkqpwfgTG0KACzyH8oA7OddWG/view
• https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1490
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223376
• https://vuldb.com/?id.223376
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PmzG42vFkqpwfgTG0KACzyH8oA7OddWG/view
• https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1490
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223376
• https://vuldb.com/?id.223376

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