WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803 Quarantine Restoration uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Quarantine Restoration. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-92253. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Quarantine Restoration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper link resolution before file access in the quarantine restoration process of WatchDog Anti-Virus 1.8.640 on Windows allows local, low-privileged attackers to cause a quarantined file to be written to an arbitrary filesystem location by creating a directory junction at the original file path and persuading an administrator to restore the file. This may enable modification of protected files or SYSTEM-level code execution through DLL hijacking.

The advisory is available at watchdog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-92253 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.8.804 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• WatchDog

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• Anti-Virus

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• 1.8.803

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