Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 57.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
Products affected by CVE-2019-16897
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_antivirus_premium:16.0.000
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_antivirus_premium:16.0.0120
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_total_security:16.0.000
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_total_security:16.0.0120
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:16.0.000
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:16.0.0117
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cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:16.0.0120