CVE-2023-1446

Watchdog Anti-Virus IoControlCode wsdk-driver.sys 0x80002008 denial of service

5.5 Medium

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.4.214.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x80002004/0x80002008 in the library wsdk-driver.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223291.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Up 0.3 points since Mar 17, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

Watchdog Anti-Virus IoControlCode wsdk-driver.sys 0x80002008 denial of service

Record: CVE-2023-1446
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-23696 5.5

Record: EUVD-2023-23696
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4x92-r8v7-j2m9 5.5

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.4.214.0. Affected by...

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.4.214.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library wsdk-driver.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223291.

Record: GHSA-4x92-r8v7-j2m9
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-404, CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.5

Record: CVE-2023-1446
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-404, CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

watchdog anti-virus

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-1446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Watchdog Anti-virus, published March 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.