In K7 Antivirus 15.1.0306, the driver file (K7Sentry.sys) allows local users to cause a…
Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In K7 Antivirus 15.1.0306, the driver file (K7Sentry.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x950025b0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:15.1.0306:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0306 | Vulnerable | K7computing |
- cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:15.1.0306:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0306 Vulnerable ·K7computing
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5218
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9jj-mrhj-pwhj
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-5218 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5218 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9jj-mrhj-pwhj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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