Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-9044 affects Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58 on Windows. A local user can trigger a vulnerable driver and crash the system with a blue screen. The public record also says other impact is possible, but does not define it.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted endpoint stability risk, not an emergency internet-wide exposure. Prioritize systems where local users are untrusted, shared, kiosk-like, or operationally critical.
Technical view
The issue is in Monitor_win10_x64.sys, which does not validate input values for a documented IOCTL path. The confirmed impact is local denial of service through BSOD. The sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, patch information, or a clear privilege-escalation claim.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Windows systems running Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58 with the Monitor_win10_x64.sys driver present. The attacker must already be a local user. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The CVE reference includes a public proof-of-concept repository for BSOD behavior. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, so there is no provided evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports local denial of service. The phrase “possibly unspecified other impact” is not enough to claim privilege escalation or code execution. No vendor advisory or fixed version is included in the provided bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Windows hosts for Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58.
- Check current vendor guidance for fixed or supported versions.
- Remove the affected product where it is not required.
- Limit local user access on systems where the driver is installed.
- Monitor crash telemetry for driver-related BSOD events.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Monitor_win10_x64.sys exists on managed Windows endpoints.
- Record installed Advanced SystemCare Ultimate versions from software inventory.
- Review endpoint crash reports for this driver name.
- Verify vendor guidance before declaring remediation complete.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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_win10_x64.sys-0x9c4060ccCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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