Improper access control in K7 Antivirus Premium - CVE-2025-1055

 

Improper access control in K7 Antivirus Premium - CVE-2025-1055

Published: June 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134951
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1055
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: K7 Computing Pvt Ltd.
Affected software:
K7 Antivirus Premium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing access control restrictions within the K7RKScan.sys driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-1055

Install updates from vendor's website.

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