vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8462: DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 11, 2018 | Sep 11, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 11, 2018
Added
Sep 11, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
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 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4457132microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4457131microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4457138microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4457142microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4457128microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4457131
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