CVE-2018-0824: Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as 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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft COM for Windows contains a deserialization vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation and remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft COM for Windows are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest version of Microsoft COM for Windows.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0824
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2018-0824Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-0824 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft COM for
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-41033: Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-10-11
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