CVE-2018-18714

HIGH

IOBit Malware Fighter < 6.2 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via IOCTL 0x8006E010

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-18714. PoCs published by DownWithUp.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a stack overflow vulnerability in the RegFilter driver (CVE-2018-18714) to achieve local privilege escalation by disabling SMEP and executing shellcode in kernel mode. It uses a crafted IOCTL call to trigger the overflow and a ROP chain to restore execution flow.

Description

RegFilter.sys in IOBit Malware Fighter 6.2 and earlier is susceptible to a stack-based buffer overflow when an attacker uses IOCTL 0x8006E010. This can lead to denial of service (DoS) or code execution with root privileges.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 6 stars
by DownWithUp · poc
https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-18714

This PoC exploits a stack overflow vulnerability in the RegFilter driver (CVE-2018-18714) to achieve local privilege escalation by disabling SMEP and executing shellcode in kernel mode. It uses a crafted IOCTL call to trigger the overflow and a ROP chain to restore execution flow.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IObit Malware Fighter (RegFilter driver)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable RegFilter driver loaded · Windows 10 (ntoskrnl version 10.0.17134.285)
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 7.8
EPSS 0.0087
EPSS Percentile 54.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
iobit/malware_fighter < 6.2
Published Nov 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026