7.8high
CVE-2018-8554
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulne…
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8561.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/105811 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1042135 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-8554
- NVD: CVE-2018-8554
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