CVE-2018-6209
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to...
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220019.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220019.
- Record
CVE-2018-6209- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220019.
- Record
CVE-2018-6209- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17970 No score
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220019.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17970- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc28-hpqc-r6g4
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to...
In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxCryptMon.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220019.
- Record
GHSA-pc28-hpqc-r6g4- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6209 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Maxpcsecure Anti Virus, published January 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.