Is CVE-2018-19650 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-19650 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-19650 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2018-19650 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-19650?

CVE-2018-19650 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2018-19650

CWE-787Published: December 5, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Local attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow on vulnerable installations of Antiy-AVL ATool security management v1.0.0.22. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of IOCTL 0x80002000 by the IRPFile.sys Antiy-AVL ATool kernel driver. The bug is caused by failure to properly validate the length of the user-supplied data, which results in a kernel stack buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel, which could lead to privilege escalation and a failed exploit could lead to denial of service.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-19650 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.