# CVE-2022-42045: Code injection in n/a

> Attackers can inject arbitrary code into Zemana AntiMalware products, potentially leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mgcr-5hwm-m58m

## What is CVE-2022-42045?

CVE-2022-42045 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Certain Zemana products are vulnerable to Arbitrary code injection. This affects Watchdog Anti-Malware 4.1.422 and Zemana AntiMalware 3.2.28.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42045?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Watchdog Anti-Virus, Zemana Antimalware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/ReCryptLLC/CVE-2022-42045 (github_poc): https://github.com/ReCryptLLC/CVE-2022-42045

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-38611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38611/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-38582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38582/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-1446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1446/): Watchdog Anti-Virus IoControlCode wsdk-driver.sys 0x80002008 denial of service (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1453/): Watchdog Anti-Virus IoControlCode wsdk-driver.sys 0x80002008 access control (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42045 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42045

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42045/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.