CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-16896

7.8 HIGH Published 2019-12-27 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-12-27
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
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 configurations

• k7computing k7 ultimate security 16.0.0117

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References