CVE-2021-27223
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 10 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (13)
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- n/a Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security≤ with antivirus databases released before June 2021enisa_euvdEU
- kaspersky small office security< 2021-06nvdUScpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:small_office_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-27223/cnnvd
- https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#310322_1cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Kaspersky-Anti-Virus-denial-of-service-via-Module-37928cnnvd
- https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#310322_1enisa_euvd
- https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#310322_1Broken Linknvd
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