CVE-2019-16897

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-10-28

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• K7 Antivirus Premium (K7computing)
• K7 Total Security (K7computing)
• K7 Ultimate Security (K7computing)

References

• https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0…