Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.4 has a default rule to accept incoming packets from…
Priority LOW 37CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.4 has a default rule to accept incoming packets from DNS (UDP port 53), which allows remote attackers to bypass the firewall filters via packets with a source port of 53.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0237 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1491
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cwh-mxjx-crhg
References
More Kerio Personal Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01000 The administration protocol for Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.x up to 6.0.10, Personal… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-02200 Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2004-01006 The FWDRV.SYS driver in Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-04969 The (1) fwdrv.sys and (2) khips.sys drivers in Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.3.268… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-01001 The administration protocol for Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.x up to 6.0.10, Personal… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-02074 Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-1491 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1491 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cwh-mxjx-crhg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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