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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-10718

Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 10.0EPSS 31.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

CVSS 3.0
10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
31.23% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 July 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
activision/call of duty modern warfare 2
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%18%35%21 September 2026: 23.43%22 September 2026: 30.25%27 October 2026: 31.23%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 23.4% on 21 September 2026 to 31.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-44987source ↗Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Buffer Overflowwindows · Maurice Heumannremote9 July 2018no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.