CVE-2018-9045 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Master (aka Windows Optimization Master) 7.99.13.604, specifically within its WoptiHWDetect.SYS driver. The flaw stems from insufficient input validation for IOCtl 0xf1002849, allowing a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.99.13.604CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:windows_optimization_master_project:windows_optimization_master:7.99.13.604:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.