CVE-2018-16712

MEDIUM

IObit Advanced SystemCare <1.2.0.5 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-16712. PoCs published by DownWithUp.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2018-16712, a vulnerability in IObit's WinRing0 driver, to read arbitrary physical memory by sending a crafted IOCTL (0x9C406104) to the driver. It allocates memory regions, prepares input/output buffers, and dumps the read data in a formatted output.

Description

IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys, 1.2.0.5 (and possibly earlier versions) allows a user to send a specially crafted IOCTL 0x9C406104 to read physical memory.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 25 stars
by DownWithUp · poc
https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-16712

This PoC exploits CVE-2018-16712, a vulnerability in IObit's WinRing0 driver, to read arbitrary physical memory by sending a crafted IOCTL (0x9C406104) to the driver. It allocates memory regions, prepares input/output buffers, and dumps the read data in a formatted output.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IObit Advanced SystemCare (WinRing0 driver version 1.3.0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable IObit WinRing0 driver installed · Local access to the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 67.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
iobit/advanced_systemcare < 1.2.0.5
Published Sep 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026