What is CVE-2018-6476?

CVE-2018-6476 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Superantispyware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-6476?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-6476 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Superantispyware

CVE-2018-6476

In SUPERAntiSpyware Professional Trial 6.0.1254, the SASKUTIL.SYS driver allows privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402114 or 0x9C402124 or 0x9C40207c.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.045 (90.5th 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

Superantispyware — versions 6.0.1254
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6476?: CVE-2018-6476 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Superantispyware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-6476?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6476 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.