# CVE-2025-1055: Missing authorization in K7 Security Anti-Malware

> A local low-privilege user can terminate high-privilege system processes via a missing access control check in the K7 Security Anti-Malware driver, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmf4-2j7f-rq3c

## What is CVE-2025-1055?

CVE-2025-1055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in K7 Security Anti-Malware, published on 10 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the K7RKScan.sys driver, part of the K7 Security Anti-Malware suite, allows a local low-privilege user to send crafted IOCTL requests to terminate a wide range of processes running with administrative or system-level privileges, with the exception of those inherently protected by the operating system. This flaw stems from missing access control in the driver's IOCTL handler, enabling unprivileged users to perform privileged actions in kernel space. Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service by disrupting critical services or privileged applications.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1055?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-1055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-1055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- PoC for CVE-2025-1055 and CVE-2025-52915 using K7RKScan.sys (github_poc): https://github.com/diego-tella/CVE-2025-1055-poc

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in K7 Security Anti-Malware, published on 10 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: K7 Security Anti-Malware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1055/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.