CVE-2018-8406

high-risk
Published 2018-08-15

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8405.

Do I need to act?

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50.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 50% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105012
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8406
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105012
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8406
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate