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CVE-2018-6205

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxProtector32.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 0x220009.

Affected products

• Maxpcsecure Anti Virus: 19.0.3.019

References

• https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/MaxSecureAntivirus_POC/tree/master/MaxProtector32_0x220009
• https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/MaxSecureAntivirus_POC/tree/master/MaxProtector32_0x220009

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