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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-22nd-Dec-2025 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.k7computing.com/ | Product |
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History
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Information
Published : 2025-12-22 15:16
Updated : 2026-01-02 15:53
NVD link : CVE-2025-67826
Mitre link : CVE-2025-67826
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-67826
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Products Affected
k7computing
- k7_ultimate_security
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
