PT-2021-8857 · K7 Computing · K7Antivirus Premium

Paul Jeavons · Published 2021-01-11 · Updated 2021-01-13 · CVE-2018-8044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions K7Antivirus Premium version 15.1.0.53

Description The issue is related to Incorrect Access Control, which can lead to Local Process Execution. The component affected is K7Sentry.sys.

Recommendations For version 15.1.0.53, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Authorization

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8044

Affected Products

K7Antivirus Premium

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8044 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-January-2021 · Vendor Advisory
• http://k7computing.com · Note
• http://k7antivirus.com · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8473 · Telegram Post