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CVE-2017-9811 EXPLOIT

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.5% (pctl 96)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The kluser is able to interact with the kav4fs-control binary in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server before Maintenance Pack 2 Critical Fix 4 (version 8.0.4.312). By abusing the quarantine read and write operations, it is possible to elevate the privileges to root.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS10.47% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2017-07-17
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
kasperskyanti-virus for linux server

Public exploits

References

→ the Explorer  ·  watch your stack  ·  NVD