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CVE-2018-0824

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: May 9, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:31 AM UTC

14 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012Windows 10 1607

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 73%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score73.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 73.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Aug 5, 2024

Remediation Due

Aug 26, 2024

791 days overdue

Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-0824

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0824

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects, aka "Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 10 · Microsoft

95%

1607 1703 1709 1803

Windows 10 1507 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 10 1607 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 10 1703 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 10 1709 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 10 1803 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 7 · Microsoft

95%

sp1

Windows 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Rt 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Server 1709 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104030

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040848

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824

Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44906/

US Government Resource

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0824

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-502

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