CVE-2018-8471

Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8471 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by KB4467691, released November 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0119
68th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver properly handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.2608 KB4467691 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.2608 KB4467691 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.1446 KB4467696 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.1446 KB4467696 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.785 KB4467686 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.785 KB4467686 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.407 KB4467702 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.407 KB4467702 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.18036 KB4467680 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.18036 KB4467680 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4467107 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4467106 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4467107 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4467106 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4467703 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4467697 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4467703 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4467697 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 14393.2608 KB4467691 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2019 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018

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