WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-92252. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchDog Anti-Virus up to 1.8.803 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect default permissions in the installation directory of WatchDog Anti-Virus on Windows allow local, low-privileged users to modify, replace, or delete antivirus binaries and configuration files, because the installer grants the Users group Full Control over C:\Program Files (x86)\Watchdog Anti-Virus. This may disable antivirus protection or enable privileged code execution if modified binaries are loaded by an elevated WatchDog process.

It is possible to read the advisory at watchdog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-92252 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.8.804 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Anti-Virus 1.8.804

Timelineinfo

09/15/2026 CVE reserved
09/20/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: watchdog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-92252 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-92252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408047

Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2026 14:51
Changes: 09/20/2026 14:51 (70)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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