5.5

CVE-2021-27223: kaspersky anti-virus

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 01-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-27223 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in kaspersky anti-virus. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Kaspersky6 products

1 vendor · 6 products

References

1 links