Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2018-8554
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8561.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th 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 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1803, 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers — versions version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server — versions 1803
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8554?
- CVE-2018-8554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8554?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-8554 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.