CVE-2018-8400

HIGH

Windows 10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8405, CVE-2018-8406.

Exploits (1)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 69.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-404
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/windows_10 1709
microsoft/windows_10 1803
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1709
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1803
Published Aug 15, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026