CVE-2025-67826 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local unprivileged users can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via insecure named pipe access in K7 Ultimate Security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-67826?
CVE-2025-67826 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in K7 Ultimate Security 17.0.2045. A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the K7 Ultimate Security antivirus can be exploited by a local unprivileged user on default installations of the product. Insecure access to a named pipe allows unprivileged users to edit any registry key, leading to a full compromise as SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67826?
It affects 1 product.
Products include K7computing K7 Ultimate Security.
How do I fix CVE-2025-67826?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-67826 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67826 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33x2-whwf-gwv7.