CVE-2018-0824
Published 2018-05-09 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2018-0824 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 5, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 26, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects, aka "Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-08-05 · Due: 2024-08-26
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104030
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040848
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44906/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104030
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040848
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44906/