CVE-2019-16896

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

In K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.0117, the module K7BKCExt.dll (aka the backup module) improperly validates the administrative privileges of the user, allowing an arbitrary file write via a symbolic link attack with file restoration functionality.

Affected products

K7Computing K7 Ultimate Security: 16.0.0117

References

https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0117/README.md
https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/categories/Vulnerability%20Report%20and%20Advisory/29
https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0117/README.md
https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/categories/Vulnerability%20Report%20and%20Advisory/29

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