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CVE-2023-1491

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-1491 is a critical improper access control vulnerability affecting Max Secure Anti Virus Plus version 19.0.2.1, specifically within the MaxCryptMon.sys driver's IoControlCode Handler. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve high integrity impact (e.g., privilege escalation) with low attack complexity, although it does not affect confidentiality or availability. While publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
19.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maxpcsecure:anti_virus_plus:19.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
22.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

drive.google.com / file/d/1-h-6ijBvucNU-dYglWW5n4l2ys-MDAF9/view
Exploit
github.com / zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1491
ExploitThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory