CVE-2018-6593 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting MalwareFox AntiMalware version 2.74.0.150. It allows a low-privileged process to register with the driver (zam32.sys/zam64.sys) and use a specific IOCTL to elevate its privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.74.0.150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:malwarefox:antimalware:2.74.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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