What is CVE-2019-16897?

CVE-2019-16897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in K7computing K7 Antivirus Premium, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-16897?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16897 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in K7computing K7 Antivirus Premium

CVE-2019-16897

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

alphaSeclab/sec-daily-2019

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16897?: CVE-2019-16897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in K7computing K7 Antivirus Premium, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-16897?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16897 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.