CVE-2018-8561

DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8561 is fixed in 28 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 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 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 ARM64-based 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 ARM64-based 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 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.18036 KB4467680 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.18036 KB4467680 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 RT 8.1 KB4467697 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4467701 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4467678 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4467701 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4467678 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4467703 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4467697 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4467703 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4467697 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 14393.2608 KB4467691 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.2608 KB4467691 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 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.785 KB4467686 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 17134.407 KB4467702 Nov 13, 2018