EIP-2026-115505

PRE-CVE

Kaspersky AntiVirus - Certificate Handling Directory Traversal

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115505. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This writeup details a path traversal vulnerability in Kaspersky's HTTPS inspection feature, where crafted certificate Common Names (CN) can write arbitrary files to the filesystem. The author demonstrates generating a malicious certificate and using it to create a file in a sensitive location, potentially leading to code execution.

Description

Kaspersky AntiVirus - Certificate Handling Directory Traversal

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38734

This writeup details a path traversal vulnerability in Kaspersky's HTTPS inspection feature, where crafted certificate Common Names (CN) can write arbitrary files to the filesystem. The author demonstrates generating a malicious certificate and using it to create a file in a sensitive location, potentially leading to code execution.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Kaspersky (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Kaspersky with HTTPS inspection enabled · Ability to generate a custom certificate · Victim to visit a server presenting the malicious certificate
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026