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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.