PT-2021-8859 · K7 Computing · K7Antivirus Premium

Paul Jeavons · CVE-2018-8725 · Published 2021-01-11 · Updated 2026-07-09

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 15.01.00.53

Description The issue is a Buffer Overflow, which allows the execution of arbitrary code locally. The component affected is K7TSMngr.exe.

Recommendations For version 15.01.00.53, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the K7TSMngr.exe component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8725

Affected Products

K7Antivirus Premium

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8725 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-January-2021 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8725 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/192043 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/187930 · Telegram Post
• http://k7antivirus.com · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8410 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8471 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/186145 · Telegram Post
• http://k7computing.com · Note