Name: CVE-2018-8554: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-8554, CWE-404, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.01192

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Msft	—	2018-11 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1809 (KB4467708)2018-11 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 (KB4467708)2018-11 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1803 (KB4467702)	Nov 13, 2018	Nov 13, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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