---
id: CVE-2018-8044
title: >-
  K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7Antivirus Premium 15.1.0.53 is affected by: Incorrect
  Access Control
summary: >-
  K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7Antivirus Premium 15.1.0.53 is affected by: Incorrect
  Access Control. The impact is: Local Process Execution (local). The component
  is: K7Sentry.sys.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
  - CWE-863
vendor: k7computing
product: antivrius
affected:
  - antivrius < 16.0.0001
  - enterprise_security < 14.2.0001
  - total_security < 16.0.0001
  - ultimate_security < 16.0.0001
patched:
  - antivrius 16.0.0001
  - enterprise_security 14.2.0001
  - total_security 16.0.0001
  - ultimate_security 16.0.0001
published: '2021-01-11'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8044'
references:
  - url: 'http://k7antivirus.com'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-January-2021
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://k7antivirus.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://k7computing.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-January-2021
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00311
epssPercentile: 0.24106
ingestedAt: '2026-07-05T00:59:25.781Z'
---

## Overview

K7Computing Pvt Ltd K7Antivirus Premium 15.1.0.53 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Local Process Execution (local). The component is: K7Sentry.sys.

## Affected

- `antivrius < 16.0.0001`
- `enterprise_security < 14.2.0001`
- `total_security < 16.0.0001`
- `ultimate_security < 16.0.0001`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `antivrius 16.0.0001`
- `enterprise_security 14.2.0001`
- `total_security 16.0.0001`
- `ultimate_security 16.0.0001`