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CVE-2019-16897

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2019 at 02:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorK7 Ultimate SecurityK7 Total SecurityK7 Antivirus Premium

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

In K7 Antivirus Premium 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; K7 Total Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; and K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120, the module K7TSHlpr.dll improperly validates the administrative privileges of the user, allowing arbitrary registry writes in the K7AVOptn.dll module to facilitate escalation of privileges via inter-process communication with a service process.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

K7 Antivirus Premium· K7COMPUTING
95%
16.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 16.0.0120
K7 Total Security· K7COMPUTING
95%
16.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 16.0.0120
K7 Ultimate Security· K7COMPUTING
95%
16.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 16.0.0120

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0120/README.md

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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