EIP-2026-117373

PRE-CVE

Kaspersky 17.0.0 - Local CA Root Incorrectly Protected

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117373. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit bypasses Kaspersky's filter driver by using MAXIMUM_ALLOWED access rights to read the private key file (KLSSL_privkey.pem) from %ProgramData%, allowing unprivileged users to extract the root CA private key. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability by reading and outputting the key in binary format.

Description

Kaspersky 17.0.0 - Local CA Root Incorrectly Protected

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40988

This exploit bypasses Kaspersky's filter driver by using MAXIMUM_ALLOWED access rights to read the private key file (KLSSL_privkey.pem) from %ProgramData%, allowing unprivileged users to extract the root CA private key. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability by reading and outputting the key in binary format.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Kaspersky Lab AVP17.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Kaspersky Lab AVP17.0.0 installed on Windows · Unprivileged user access to the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026