GFI KerioConnect KOFF < 10.0.9p2 Privilege Escalation
GFI KerioConnect (Kerio Connect) Outlook Connector (Offline Edition), 'KOFF', before 10.0.9 Patch 2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by weak installer permissions that leave the product directory writable by the built-in Users group. A local non-administrative attacker can replace the searchd.exe service binary used by the bundled KOFFIndexingService, which runs as LocalSystem, to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges upon the next service start or reboot.
- Products
- GFI KerioConnect
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-112357
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 02:36 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GFI KerioConnect KOFF < 10.0.9p2 Privilege Escalation
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 28 Oct 2026, 15:32 UTC
GFI KerioConnect (Kerio Connect) Outlook Connector (Offline Edition), 'KOFF', before 10.0.9 Patch 2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by weak installer permissions that leave the product directory writable by the built-in Users group. A local non-administrative attacker can replace the searchd.exe service binary used by the bundled KOFFIndexingService, which runs as LocalSystem, to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges upon the next service start or reboot.
cve:CVE-2026-112357
GFI KerioConnect
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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