vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8561: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 13, 2018
Added
Nov 13, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8554.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4467680microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4467696microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4467686microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4467702microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4467708microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4467678microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4467703microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4467708msft-kb4467678-1db3b379-c517-4511-9094-3e1c44cc7c1cmsft-kb4467678-f598871e-153b-4d69-8932-89d58e2ff38dmsft-kb4467703-579a9a1e-0b54-4f92-a48b-2086de3e44c5msft-kb4467703-e4835420-ee77-4a03-95c2-6c626ee5f246
References
Rapid7 Labs
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