K7 Antivirus Vulnerability Allows Attackers Gain SYSTEM-level Privileges

A serious privilege escalation vulnerability in K7 Ultimate Security, an antivirus product from K7 Computing, was found by abusing named pipes with overly permissive access control lists. This flaw enables low-privileged users to manipulate registry settings and achieve SYSTEM-level access without triggering UAC prompts, prompting multiple patch attempts that researchers bypassed. The issue surfaced during […]

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