CVE-2018-8554

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8561.

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105811

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-11-14

Updated: 2022-05-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High