Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-1491Max Secure Anti Virus Plus IoControlCode MaxCryptMon.sys 0x220020 access control

Medium 4.4

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Anti Virus Plus from Max Secure. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function 0x220020 in the library MaxCryptMon.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-223377 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Max Secure	Anti Virus Plus	19.0.2.1

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.223377 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223377 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1491 related
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-h-6ijBvucNU-dYglWW5n4l2ys-MDAF9/view exploit