Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2018-0824

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

Microsoft COM for Windows contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation and remote code execution via a specially crafted file or script.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 73 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 5 August 2024
  • First known exploitation: 5 August 2024
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 26 August 2024
  • Weakness: CWE-502
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 5 August 2024

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD