Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2022 · Assigned by Kaspersky
CVE-2021-27223
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A denial-of-service issue existed in one of modules that was incorporated in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. A local user could cause Windows crash by running a specially crafted binary module. The fix was delivered automatically. Credits: (Straghkov Denis, Kurmangaleev Shamil, Fedotov Andrey, Kuts Daniil, Mishechkin Maxim, Akolzin Vitaliy) @ ISPRAS
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security | with antivirus databases released before June 2021 |