What is CVE-2018-18714?

CVE-2018-18714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware Fighter, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-18714?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-18714 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Iobit Malware Fighter

CVE-2018-18714

RegFilter.sys in IOBit Malware Fighter 6.2 and earlier is susceptible to a stack-based buffer overflow when an attacker uses IOCTL 0x8006E010. This can lead to denial of service (DoS) or code execution with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Iobit Malware Fighter

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18714?: CVE-2018-18714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware Fighter, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-18714?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18714 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.