CVE-2018-8405

Published: Aug 15, 2018Modified: Oct 28, 2025CISA KEV

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8406.

Affected (16)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 10 1507, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1703, Windows 10 1709, Windows 10 1803, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 1709, Windows Server 1803, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016

11 products

Configuration A

16 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1507	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1507	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1607	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1607	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1703	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1703	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1709	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1709	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1803	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1803	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 1709	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 1803	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	All versions