CVE•Published 2026-09-20•Modified 2026-09-22•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-92252
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
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EPSS percentile
1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 99% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-20
Modified 2026-09-22
External references
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More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-92252Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-92252Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-92252Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-92252GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-92252" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-92252 on GitHub.
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