CVE-2018-6476 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the SASKUTIL.SYS driver of SUPERAntiSpyware Professional Trial version 6.0.1254. This flaw allows an attacker to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges due to insufficient input validation for specific IOCTLs. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1254CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:superantispyware:superantispyware:6.0.1254:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.