Description
IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys, 1.2.0.5 (and possibly earlier versions) allows a user to send an IOCTL (0x9C402088) with a buffer containing user defined content. The driver's subroutine will execute a wrmsr instruction with the user's buffer for input.
Public exploits
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GitHub 1 repository
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DownWithUp/CVE-2018-16711 ★ 5 · Sep 18, 2018
PoC code for CVE-2018-16711 (exploit by wrmsr)
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