CVE-2018-8554

DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8554 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by KB4467702, released November 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0119
68th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
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 ARM64-based Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2019 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 17134.407 KB4467702 Nov 13, 2018