Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by watchdog

CVE-2026-92252Incorrect Default Permissions in WatchDog Anti-Virus Installation Directory

Medium 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in Anti-Virus from WatchDog. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
WatchDog	Anti-Virus	1.8.640 – before 1.8.804

Weakness: CWE-276 · 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/AU:Y/RE:M/U:Amber

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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