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CVE-2018-0824

96
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0824 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows, affecting numerous Windows versions including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and various Server editions. This vulnerability, stemming from improper handling of serialized objects, carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit code, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry for privilege escalation. The high EPSS score and significant community discussion further underscore its active exploitation and widespread concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
72.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Aug 5, 2024
Metasploit: Windows unmarshal post exploitation · Aug 5, 2018
ExploitDB: EDB-44906 · Jun 18, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7240 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (32)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-May/CVE-2018-0824Important

Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 8, 2018

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/44906
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/104030
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040848
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry