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CVE-2018-0824

High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog

Name
Microsoft COM for Windows Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.8 (HIGH) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
73% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
CWE
CWE-502

Affected products

microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1703; microsoft: windows 10 1709; microsoft: windows 10 1803; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 1709; microsoft: windows server 1803; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows server 2016

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