CVE-2026-92252

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Medium (5.9). EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

5.9 medium

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/AU:Y/RE:M/U:Amber

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-276
Published: 2026-09-20
Modified: 2026-09-22
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://watchdog.com/anti-virus-release-notes/
https://watchdog.com/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/

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