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CVE-2018-8405

Warning

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 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8406.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MicrosoftWindows 10 1507 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1507 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1607 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1607 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1703 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1703 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1709 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1709 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 8.1 Version-
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1 Version-

28.03.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 12.74% 0.937
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 7.2 3.9 10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.