What is CVE-2021-26718?

CVE-2021-26718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Internet_security, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-26718?

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

Auth bypass in Kaspersky Internet_security

CVE-2021-26718

KIS for macOS in some use cases was vulnerable to AV bypass that potentially allowed an attacker to disable anti-virus protection.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Kaspersky Internet_security
N/a Kaspersky Internet Security For Mac — versions prior to 21.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

vulnerability@kaspersky.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26718?: CVE-2021-26718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Internet_security, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-26718?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.