Description
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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems – Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10x64-based Systems – x64-based Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1803 for x64-based Systems – Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems – Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1709 for x64-based Systems – Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 1032-bit Systems – 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems – Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1607 for x64-based Systems – Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems – Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10Version 1703 for x64-based Systems – Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Serversversion 1803 (Server Core Installation) – version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation) – version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
- Microsoft / Windows 8.132-bit systems – 32-bit systems
- Microsoft / Windows 8.1x64-based systems – x64-based systems
- Microsoft / windows_rt_8.1Windows RT 8.1 – Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 R2(Server Core installation) – (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016(Server Core installation) – (Server Core installation)