CVE-2019-16897 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting improper administrative privilege validation in K7 Antivirus modules to perform arbitrary registry writes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16897?
CVE-2019-16897 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16897?
It affects 3 products.
Products include K7computing K7 Antivirus Premium, K7computing K7 Total Security, K7computing K7 Ultimate Security.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-16897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2019-16898, GHSA-9fx5-x523-x375.