CVE-2018-16711

moderate-risk
Published 2018-09-26

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.

Do I need to act?

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8.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Advanced Systemcare

Affected Vendors

Iobit

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html
Third Party Advisory https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal