⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-08-05. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-08-26. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2018-0824Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
91.5%
top 0.33%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-08-05
Due 2024-08-26
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
PublishedMay 9
KEV addedAug 5
KEV dueAug 26
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6w8g-777w-9mcc: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects, aka "Microsoft COM fo2022-05-14
VulnCheck
Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability2018

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Microsoft COM for Windows - Privilege Escalation2018-06-18
Metasploit
Windows unmarshal post exploitation

📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability2024-08-05
Microsoft
Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2018-05-08

🕵️Threat Intelligence

6
Talos
There is no real fix to the security issues recently found in GitHub and other similar software2024-08-01
Talos
There is no real fix to the security issues recently found in GitHub and other similar software2024-08-01
Talos
APT41 likely compromised Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute with ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike2024-08-01
Talos
APT41 likely compromised Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute with ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike2024-08-01
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 20182018-05-08