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CVE-2018-0824

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects, aka "Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 200…

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A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects, aka "Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.5: +1.12
  • Fresh EPSS: 73.04%: +0.37

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 6 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 06 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Google Patches New Android Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild - The Hacker News
Computer Weekly
Press · 05 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Chinese cyber attack sparks alert over six-year-old MS vuln - Computer Weekly
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 01 Aug 2024, 07:00 · APT41 likely compromised Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute with ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike - Cisco Talos Blog
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 01 Aug 2024, 07:00 · There is no real fix to the security issues recently found in GitHub and other similar software - Cisco Talos Blog
Rapid7
Press · 13 Dec 2021, 08:00 · Driver-Based Attacks: Past and Present - Rapid7
See all 6 source documents
Rapid7
Press · 02 Nov 2018, 07:00 · Metasploit Wrapup: 11/2/18 - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
codewhitesec/UnmarshalPwn8830C++18 Oct 2022, 08:53
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 73.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:54.561888+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
09 May 2018, 19:00
First press mention
02 Nov 2018, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
05 Aug 2024, 00:00
Latest press mention
06 Aug 2024, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories