Vulnerability in K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium (CVE-2018-8725)
Summary
Vulnerability in K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium (CVE-2018-8725). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium 15.01.00.53 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (local). The component is: K7TSMngr.exe.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-8725 has been found in K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium CVE-2018-8725" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2018-8725 (K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium) — CWE-120 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-120) exists in K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7AntiVirus Premium を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch support.k7computing.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web k7antivirus.com
- web k7computing.com
- web github.com