{"id":"CVE-2026-92252","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-92252","generatedAt":"2026-09-20T17:24:46.430Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","published":"2026-09-20T13:17:46.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-20T13:17:46.000Z","status":"Received","sourceIdentifier":"34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":[],"epss":null,"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and no EPSS score yet. Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-09-20T13:17:46.000Z","detail":{"score":"5.9","severity":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T13:17:46.063Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 5.9)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://watchdog.com/anti-virus-release-notes/","source":"34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129"},{"url":"https://watchdog.com/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/","source":"34edf4f2-2577-40ab-82ce-39f45972c129"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92252","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}