Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a local crash risk in an Advanced SystemCare Ultimate kernel driver. A person who already has local access could trigger a blue-screen denial of service. The public record also says unspecified other impact may be possible, but does not provide enough evidence to confirm privilege escalation or remote risk.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted endpoint reliability risk, not a confirmed remote compromise issue. Prioritize discovery and cleanup where the software exists, especially on systems where crashes would disrupt operations.
Technical view
CVE-2018-9006 concerns Monitor_win7_x64.sys in Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58. The driver reportedly fails to validate input values for IOCTL 0x9c402004, allowing local users to cause BSOD denial of service and possibly other unspecified impact. No CVSS score, CWE, vendor fix, or complete affected CPE data is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Windows systems with Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58 and the Monitor_win7_x64.sys driver installed. The source bundle does not confirm other versions, platforms, or current support status.
Exploitation context
The record describes local-user exploitation only. CISA KEV status is false, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation. A public GitHub reference appears focused on BSOD proof of concept, but no broader impact is confirmed.
Researcher notes
The evidence is limited: NVD-style affected data is n/a, severity is unknown, and no vendor advisory or patch statement is included. The main technical signal is unsafe IOCTL input handling in a kernel driver, with confirmed local BSOD impact and unspecified additional impact only alleged.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints for Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58 and Monitor_win7_x64.sys.
- Check IObit or product vendor guidance for patched or replacement driver versions.
- Remove or disable the affected software where business need is absent.
- Restrict local user access on systems where the driver remains installed.
- Prioritize remediation on shared workstations, kiosks, and high-availability endpoints.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Monitor_win7_x64.sys exists on managed Windows endpoints.
- Record installed Advanced SystemCare Ultimate versions from software inventory.
- Check driver version and file path against the CVE description.
- Review endpoint crash telemetry for unexplained BSOD events on affected hosts.
- Verify vendor documentation before declaring a patched state.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/D0neMkj/POC_BSOD/tree/master/Advanced%20SystemCare%20Utimate/Monitor_win7_x64.sys-0x9c402004CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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