CVE-2026-92253

5.2 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (5.2). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

5.2 medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:L/U:Green

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-59
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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