CVE-2026-92254 — WatchDog Antivirus kernel driver arbitrary file deletion via unauthenticated IOCTL
Missing Authorization in the IOCTL handlers of the wsdkd.sys kernel drivers in Watchdog WatchDog Antivirus 1.8.640 (driver versions 1.3.0.0 and earlier) on Microsoft Windows all…
Published: 2026-09-20 · CVSS: 6.9 · CVSS 4.0
Missing Authorization in the IOCTL handlers of the wsdkd.sys kernel drivers in Watchdog WatchDog Antivirus 1.8.640 (driver versions 1.3.0.0 and earlier) on Microsoft Windows allows local, low-privileged attackers to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges, bypassing NTFS access controls and potentially disabling security products or destabilizing the operating system, via crafted IOCTL requests sent to the \Device\wsdk device.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7