Incorrect Default Permissions in WatchDog Anti-Virus Installation Directory

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-92252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerwatchdog
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-20 13:17:46 UTC
Updated2026-09-20 13:17:46 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.9 MEDIUM from 34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber

Problem Types: CWE-276 | CWE-276 CWE-276 Incorrect default permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.034edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/A...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA WatchDog Anti-Virus affected 1.8.640 1.8.804 semver Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
watchdog.com/vulnerability-disclosure-policy 34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129 watchdog.com
watchdog.com/anti-virus-release-notes 34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129 watchdog.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Patrick Tung (en)

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