{"cve":"CVE-2023-1491","nvd":{"published":"2023-03-18T22:15:11.610","modified":"2026-06-17T05:28:05.237","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function 0x220020 in the library MaxCryptMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-223377 was assigned to this vulnerability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-h-6ijBvucNU-dYglWW5n4l2ys-MDAF9/view","https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1491","https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223377","https://vuldb.com/?id.223377","https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-h-6ijBvucNU-dYglWW5n4l2ys-MDAF9/view"],"products":["maxpcsecure:anti_virus_plus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:48.383111019+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-1491","score":0.00302,"percentile":0.23033,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}