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Medium · 5.6 Public exploit CVE-2025-1055 EUVD-2025-18061GHSA-pmf4-2j7f-rq3c

K7 Security Anti-Malware: IOCTL in K7RKScan.sys Allows Arbitrary Termination of High-Privilege and System Processes by a Low-Privilege User

Published Jun 10, 2025 · Updated Jun 11, 2025 · Assigned by Pentraze

Description

A vulnerability in the K7RKScan.sys driver, part of the K7 Security Anti-Malware suite, allows a local low-privilege user to send crafted IOCTL requests to terminate a wide range of processes running with administrative or system-level privileges, with the exception of those inherently protected by the operating system. This flaw stems from missing access control in the driver's IOCTL handler, enabling unprivileged users to perform privileged actions in kernel space. Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service by disrupting critical services or privileged applications.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
K7 Security K7 Security Anti-Malware < 23.0.0.10 23.0.0.10

Public exploits

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