CVE-2021-27223 json
A denial-of-service issue existed in one of modules that was incorporated in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint…
published 2022-04-01 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-13988
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A denial-of-service issue existed in one of modules that was incorporated in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. A local user could cause Windows crash by running a specially crafted binary module. The fix was delivered automatically. Credits: (Straghkov Denis, Kurmangaleev Shamil, Fedotov Andrey, Kuts Daniil, Mishechkin Maxim, Akolzin Vitaliy) @ ISPRAS
Patch / fix
- kaspersky anti-virus 2021-06
- kaspersky endpoint_security 2021-06
- kaspersky internet_security 2021-06
- kaspersky security_cloud 2021-06
- kaspersky small_office_security 2021-06
- kaspersky total_security 2021-06
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-27223
- NVD CVE-2021-27223
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