Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2018-1009
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory and incorrectly maps kernel memory, aka "Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions x64-based Systems, Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers — versions version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 — versions 32-bit systems, x64-based systems
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 — versions Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 — versions (Server Core installation)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1009?
- CVE-2018-1009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1009?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.