CVE-2014-9643

What it is

K7Sentry.sys in K7 Computing Ultimate Security, Anti-Virus Plus, and Total Security before 14.2.0.253 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x95002570, 0x95002574, 0x95002580, 0x950025a8, 0x950025ac, or 0x950025c8 IOCTL call.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2015-02-06 15:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:18 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2015-02-06 15:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:18 UTC

Exploit probability

1.0% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Modified

Affected

• k7computing k7sentry.sys ≤ 12.8.0.117
• k7computing anti-virus Plus ≤ 14.2.0.252
• k7computing Total Security ≤ 14.2.0.252
• k7computing Ultimate Security ≤ 14.2.0.252

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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