Kaspersky has fixed a security issue in Kaspersky Anti-Virus SDK for Windows, Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, Kaspersky Small Office Security, Kaspersky for Windows (Standard, Plus, Premium), Kaspersky Free, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud, Kaspersky Safe Kids, Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool that could allow an authenticated attacker to write data to a limited area outside the allocated kernel memory buffer. The fix was installed automatically for all Kaspersky Endpoint products.

The installer of Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool (KART) prior to KART 4.0 Patch C was vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack that allowed an attacker to elevate privileges during installation process.