CVE-2017-16550 json
K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a sp…
published 2018-01-16 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7743
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a specific set of IOCTL calls.
Patch / fix
- k7computing antivirus 15.1.0.53, 15.1.0308
- k7computing endpoint 14.2.0137
- k7computing internet_security 15.1.0297
- k7computing total_security 15.1.0324, 16.0.0131
- k7computing ultimate_security 15.1.0324
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16550
- NVD CVE-2017-16550
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