CVE-2017-18019

HIGH

K7 Total Security < 15.1.0.305 - Arbitrary Memory Read via K7Sentry Device Input

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2017-18019. PoCs published by SecuriTeam, SpiralBL0CK.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a memory corruption vulnerability in K7 Total Security's K7Sentry driver by sending an invalid kernel pointer via an IOCTL request, leading to a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA crash. The exploit triggers a read operation on an arbitrary memory address, potentially allowing information leakage or further exploitation.

Description

In K7 Total Security before 15.1.0.305, user-controlled input to the K7Sentry device is not sufficiently sanitized: the user-controlled input can be used to compare an arbitrary memory address with a fixed value, which in turn can be used to read the contents of arbitrary memory. Similarly, the product crashes upon a \\.\K7Sentry DeviceIoControl call with an invalid kernel pointer.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SecuriTeam · doswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44046

This PoC demonstrates a memory corruption vulnerability in K7 Total Security's K7Sentry driver by sending an invalid kernel pointer via an IOCTL request, leading to a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA crash. The exploit triggers a read operation on an arbitrary memory address, potentially allowing information leakage or further exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: K7 Total Security version 15.1.0.305 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the K7Sentry device driver on a vulnerable system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by SpiralBL0CK · poc
https://github.com/SpiralBL0CK/CVE-2017-18019

This PoC exploits CVE-2017-18019, a vulnerability in the K7Sentry.sys driver, to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) by manipulating kernel thread objects and memory structures. The code demonstrates handle leakage, kernel address retrieval, and preparation for a ROP attack.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: K7 Computing K7Sentry.sys (likely older versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable system · K7Sentry.sys driver loaded
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3435

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0124
EPSS Percentile 65.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
k7computing/total_security < 15.1.0.305
Published Jan 04, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026