CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-0824
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2024-08-05
- Remediation due
- 2024-08-26
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-0824; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0824
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2018-05-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-502
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 configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 10 1709
• microsoft windows 10 1803
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 1709
• microsoft windows server 1803
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104030 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040848 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44906/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104030 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040848 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44906/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0824 US Government Resource