CVE-2018-6606
An issue was discovered in MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150. Improper access control in zam32...
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.
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
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-6606- 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
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-6606- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18353 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18353- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3p9-4pj2-5qhc
An issue was discovered in MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150. Improper access control in zam32...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h3p9-4pj2-5qhc- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150 - Privilege Escalation | 2018-02-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | bullhead-repo/CVE-2018-6606 | 2026-03-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6606 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Malwarefox Antimalware, published February 4, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.