CVE-2023-1490

Max Secure Anti Virus Plus IoControlCode SDActMon.sys 0x220020 access control

4.4 Medium

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function 0x220020 in the library SDActMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223376.

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: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Up 0.3 points since Mar 19, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.4

Max Secure Anti Virus Plus IoControlCode SDActMon.sys 0x220020 access control

Record: CVE-2023-1490
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.0: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 3.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-23738 4.4

Record: EUVD-2023-23738
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjr9-qxfw-c33q 5.5

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1 and classified as critical....

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library SDActMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223376.

Record: GHSA-hjr9-qxfw-c33q
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.4

Record: CVE-2023-1490
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.2 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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-2023-1490 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus, published March 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.