Watchdog Antivirus 1.4.158 wsdkd.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Watchdog Antivirus 1.4.158 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library wsdkd.sys. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-38582. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Watchdog Antivirus 1.4.158 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library wsdkd.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect access control in the anti-virus driver wsdkd.sys of Watchdog Antivirus v1.4.158 allows attackers to write arbitrary files.

The weakness was released 11/04/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-38582 since 08/22/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/23/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-41159). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2022 🔍
11/04/2022 +74 days 🔍
11/04/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2026 +1327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-38582 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38582
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212971
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2022 16:09
Updated: 06/23/2026 09:24
Changes: 11/04/2022 16:09 (39), 05/03/2025 04:54 (26), 06/23/2026 09:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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