August 5, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2018-0824 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-08-05- Federal due date
2024-08-26- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 99.7th percentile (score 0.915, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0824
CISA short description
Microsoft COM for Windows contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation and remote code execution via a specially crafted file or script.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.