7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6593
MalwareFox AntiMalware Elevate Privileges Driver Privilege Escalation
Description

An issue was discovered in MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150. Improper access control in zam32.sys and zam64.sys allows a non-privileged process to register itself with the driver by connecting to the filter communication port and then using IOCTL 0x8000204C to \\.\ZemanaAntiMalware to elevate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 3, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-6593 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6593 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Malwarefox antimalware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6593.

URL Resource
https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6593/Malwarefox_privescl_0.c Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43973/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6593/Malwarefox_privescl_0.c Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43973/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Exploits I've authored

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
59 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2018, 10:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6593 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6593 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6593/Malwarefox_privescl_0.c No Types Assigned https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6593/Malwarefox_privescl_0.c Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43973/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43973/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:malwarefox:antimalware:2.74.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43973/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.34098

percentile

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