{"id":"CVE-2018-6606","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-6606","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:37:19.827Z","title":"Improper access control in zam32.sys and zam64.sys allows a non-privileged process to register itself with the driver by sending IOCTL 0x80002010 and then using IOCTL 0x8000204C to \\\\.\\ZemanaAntiMalware to elevate privileges.","description":"An issue was discovered in MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150. Improper access control in zam32.sys and zam64.sys allows a non-privileged process to register itself with the driver by sending IOCTL 0x80002010 and then using IOCTL 0x8000204C to \\\\.\\ZemanaAntiMalware to elevate privileges.","published":"2018-02-04T01:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:05.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["malwarefox/antimalware"],"epss":{"score":0.01186,"percentile":0.6768,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-02-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43987,"kind":"exploit","title":"MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150 - Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43987","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/43987.c","file":"exploits/windows/local/43987.c","published":"2018-02-07","added":"2018-02-07","updated":"2018-02-07","author":"Souhail Hammou","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-6606"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6606/Malwarefox_privescl_1.c","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43987/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-6606/Malwarefox_privescl_1.c","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43987/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6606","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}