Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in K7 Antivirus by K7 Computing
CVE-2019-16897

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

K7computing

Status
K7 Antivirus Premium
K7 Total Security
K7 Ultimate Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2019

What is CVE-2019-16897?

In several versions of K7 Antivirus, K7 Total Security, and K7 Ultimate Security, a local privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to inadequate verification of user administrative privileges in the K7TSHlpr.dll module. This flaw allows attackers to perform arbitrary registry writes via inter-process communication with the K7AVOptn.dll module, potentially compromising the integrity of the system and allowing unauthorized escalated access to sensitive system resources.

References

https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-16897 : Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in K7 Antivirus by K7 Computing