An issue was discovered in K7 Ultimate Security 17.0.2045.
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:k7_ultimate_security:17.0.2045:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.2045 | Vulnerable | K7computing |
- cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:17.0.2045:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2045 Vulnerable ·K7computing
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-67826
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33x2-whwf-gwv7
References
More K7computing K7 Ultimate Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12601 In K7 Antivirus Premium 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; K7 Total Security 16.0.xxx through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12600 In K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.0117, the module K7BKCExt.dll (aka the backup module)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-24210 K7RKScan.sys in K7 Ultimate Security before 17.0.2019 allows local users to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-67826 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-67826 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33x2-whwf-gwv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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