Review reviewHigh

CVE-2018-8044

antivrius, enterprise security

K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7Antivirus Premium 15.1.0.53 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Local Process Execution (local). The component is: K7Sentry.sys.

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.31%
23.1% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2021.01.12
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.31%
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7Antivirus Premium 15.1.0.53 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Local Process Execution (local). The component is: K7Sentry.sys.

Affected product and versions

Product
antivrius, enterprise security
Affected versions
< 16.0.0001, < 14.2.0001
Fixed versions
16.0.0001, 14.2.0001

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that antivrius, enterprise security and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-269, CWE-863
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