⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Active ThreatThis vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Active exploitation has been observed in the wild. This poses significant risk to federal enterprises and should be prioritized for immediate patching.
CVE-2018-8406
High CISA KEVVulnerability 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. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8405.
CVSS Metrics
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software
8 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References & Resources
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105012secure@microsoft.com Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461secure@microsoft.com Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8406secure@microsoft.com Patch Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105012af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8406af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Patch Vendor Advisory
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https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8406134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 US Government Resource
Severity Details
CISA KEV Status
Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Key Information
- Published Date
- August 15, 2018
