CVE-2026-92254

LOWCVSS 6.9 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-20CWE-306

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-09-20); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-20: 1Mentions · 2026-09-21: 109-2009-21
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  • CVE@CVEnew

    CVE-2026-92254 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92254

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  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb

    The severity is increased for this new vulnerability affecting Watchdog Anti-Virus (CVE-2026-92254) https://vuldb.com/vuln/408044

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