RCE in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2018-3608
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Maximum Security's (Consumer) 2018 (versions 12.0.1191 and below) User-Mode Hooking (UMH) driver could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted packet that could alter a vulnerable system in such a way…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Trend Micro Maximum Security (Consumer) — versions 2018 (12.0.1191)
- Trendmicro Antivirus_\+_security
- Trendmicro Internet_security
- Trendmicro Maximum_security
- Trendmicro Officescan — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Trendmicro Officescan_monthly — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Trendmicro Premium_security
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3608?
- CVE-2018-3608 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3608?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-3608 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.