CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8554
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-11-14
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-404
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1803
• microsoft windows 10 1809
• microsoft windows server 1803
• microsoft windows server 2019
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105811 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105811 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554 Patch, Vendor Advisory