CVE-2019-16897

Published Oct 28, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7395 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:24 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM