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High severity · published Sep 26, 2018
CVE-2018-16711
IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys, 1.2.0.5 (and possibly earlier versions) allows a user to send an IOCTL (0x9C402088) with a…
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys, 1.2.0.5 (and possibly earlier versions) allows a user to send an IOCTL (0x9C402088) with a buffer containing user defined content. The driver's subroutine will execute a wrmsr instruction with the user's buffer for input.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Advanced Systemcare · Iobit
through 1.2.0.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
AS
Advanced Systemcare
Iobit
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16711
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16711
Third Party Advisory
https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html
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