vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8579: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 19, 2017 | Jun 22, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 19, 2017
Added
Jun 22, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
The DirectX component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4022727microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4022714microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4022715microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4022725microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4022715
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