GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause…
Priority LOW 22CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (Race Condition and BSoD on Windows) by not checking that user-mode memory is available right before writing to it. A check is only performed at the beginning of a long subroutine.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gearsoftware:gearaspiwdm:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5.0 | Vulnerable | Gearsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:gearsoftware:gearaspiwdm:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Gearsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15499
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjf3-2xc5-qx57
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-15499 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15499 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjf3-2xc5-qx57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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