CVE-2018-8406 - Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)
AI Vulnerability ContextAn 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.
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CISA KEVHIGH
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-8406
- Vendor/project
- Microsoft
- Product
- DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)
- Vulnerability name
- Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2022-03-28
- Due date
- 2022-04-18
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Known
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
CWE-404
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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8406CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-dataaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105012af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8406134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8406