Privilege escalation in K7computing K7 Ultimate Security
CVE-2025-67826
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- K7computing K7 Ultimate Security — versions 17.0.2045
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.k7computing.com/ (Product)
- support.k7computing.com/index.php (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-67826?
- CVE-2025-67826 is a high-severity vulnerability in K7computing K7 Ultimate Security, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2025-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-67826?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.