{"id":"CVE-2026-92253","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-92253","generatedAt":"2026-09-20T17:25:38.125Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","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":5.2,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"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":"5.2","severity":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T13:17:46.243Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 5.2)."}],"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-2026-92253","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."}