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CVE-2018-6606

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6606 describes an improper access control vulnerability in MalwareFox AntiMalware version 2.74.0.150, specifically within its zam32.sys and zam64.sys drivers. This flaw allows a low-privileged process to elevate its privileges to SYSTEM by registering with the driver and then sending a specific IOCTL command. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk as it can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a local attack. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.74.0.150CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:malwarefox:antimalware:2.74.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43987 · Feb 7, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0119 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 16,985 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6606/Malwarefox_privescl_1.c
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43987
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry