What is CVE-2018-11006?

CVE-2018-11006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivrius, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-11006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-11006 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in K7computing Antivrius

CVE-2018-11006

An Incorrect Access Control issue was discovered in K7Computing K7AntiVirus Premium 15.01.00.53.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2021-01-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.k7computing.com (Product, Vendor Advisory)
support.k7computing.com/index.php (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11006?: CVE-2018-11006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivrius, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-11006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11006 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.