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.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4467708.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in     Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass     Device Guard.  (CVE-2018-8417)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in     Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt     memory in such a way that an attacker could execute     arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An     attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could gain the same user rights as the current user.
    (CVE-2018-8552)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8554, CVE-2018-8561)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when     PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files.
    An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could execute malicious code on a     vulnerable system.  (CVE-2018-8256)

  - A security feature bypass exists when Windows     incorrectly validates kernel driver signatures. An     attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability     could bypass security features and load improperly     signed drivers into the kernel. In an attack scenario,     an attacker could bypass security features intended to     prevent improperly signed drivers from being loaded by     the kernel. The update addresses the vulnerability by     correcting how Windows validates kernel driver     signatures. (CVE-2018-8549)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the     way that Microsoft Edge handles cross-origin requests.
    An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could determine the origin of all webpages     in the affected browser.  (CVE-2018-8545)

  - A tampering vulnerability exists in PowerShell that     could allow an attacker to execute unlogged code.
    (CVE-2018-8415)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server handles     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code     with elevated permissions on a target system.
    (CVE-2018-8476)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows 10 version 1809 when installed from physical     media (USB, DVD, etc.) with the keep nothing option     selected during installation. Successful exploitation of     the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain local     access to an affected system.  (CVE-2018-8592)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. The     vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an     attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of     the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited     the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the     current user.  (CVE-2018-8544)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local     Procedure Call (ALPC). An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in     the security context of the local system. An attacker     could then install programs; view, change, or delete     data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2018-8584)

  - An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM     Aggregate Marshaler. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code     with elevated privileges.  (CVE-2018-8550)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects     in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could potentially disclose memory contents     of a elevated process.  (CVE-2018-8454)

  - A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge     improperly handles specific HTML content. An attacker     who successfully exploited this vulnerability could     trick a user into believing that the user was on a     legitimate website. The specially crafted website could     either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an     attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.
    (CVE-2018-8564)

  - A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when     an open source customization for Microsoft Active     Directory Federation Services (AD FS) does not properly     sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected     AD FS server. An authenticated attacker could exploit     the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request     to an affected AD FS server. The attacker who     successfully exploited the vulnerability could then     perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems     and run scripts in the security context of the current     user. The attacks could allow the attacker to read     content that the attacker is not authorized to read, use     the victim's identity to take actions on the AD FS site     on behalf of the user, such as change permissions and     delete content, and inject malicious content in the     browser of the user. The security update addresses the     vulnerability by helping to ensure that the open source     customization for AD FS properly sanitizes web requests.
    (CVE-2018-8547)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly     handle 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.  (CVE-2018-8562)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     &quot;Kernel Remote Procedure Call Provider&quot; driver     improperly initializes objects in memory.
    (CVE-2018-8407)

  - 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.  (CVE-2018-8471)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in     memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could     corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could     execute arbitrary code in the context of the current     user. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the     current user.  (CVE-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8542,     CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8551, CVE-2018-8555,     CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8557, CVE-2018-8588)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Microsoft Edge does not properly enforce cross-domain     policies, which could allow an attacker to access     information from one domain and inject it into another     domain.  (CVE-2018-8567)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4467702.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in     Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass     Device Guard.  (CVE-2018-8417)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8554, CVE-2018-8561)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when     Windows Search handles objects in memory. An attacker     who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take     control of the affected system. An attacker could then     install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2018-8450)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when     PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files.
    An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could execute malicious code on a     vulnerable system.  (CVE-2018-8256)

  - A tampering vulnerability exists in PowerShell that     could allow an attacker to execute unlogged code.
    (CVE-2018-8415)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server handles     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code     with elevated permissions on a target system.
    (CVE-2018-8476)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. The     vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an     attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of     the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited     the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the     current user.  (CVE-2018-8544)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local     Procedure Call (ALPC). An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in     the security context of the local system. An attacker     could then install programs; view, change, or delete     data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2018-8584)

  - An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM     Aggregate Marshaler. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code     with elevated privileges.  (CVE-2018-8550)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.
    (CVE-2018-8408)

  - A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when     an open source customization for Microsoft Active     Directory Federation Services (AD FS) does not properly     sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected     AD FS server. An authenticated attacker could exploit     the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request     to an affected AD FS server. The attacker who     successfully exploited the vulnerability could then     perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems     and run scripts in the security context of the current     user. The attacks could allow the attacker to read     content that the attacker is not authorized to read, use     the victim's identity to take actions on the AD FS site     on behalf of the user, such as change permissions and     delete content, and inject malicious content in the     browser of the user. The security update addresses the     vulnerability by helping to ensure that the open source     customization for AD FS properly sanitizes web requests.
    (CVE-2018-8547)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects     in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could potentially disclose memory contents     of a elevated process.  (CVE-2018-8454)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     &quot;Kernel Remote Procedure Call Provider&quot; driver     improperly initializes objects in memory.
    (CVE-2018-8407)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly     handle 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.  (CVE-2018-8562)

  - A security feature bypass exists when Windows     incorrectly validates kernel driver signatures. An     attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability     could bypass security features and load improperly     signed drivers into the kernel. In an attack scenario,     an attacker could bypass security features intended to     prevent improperly signed drivers from being loaded by     the kernel. The update addresses the vulnerability by     correcting how Windows validates kernel driver     signatures. (CVE-2018-8549)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
122820	KB4467708: Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 November 2018 Security Update	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	critical
122819	KB4467702: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 November 2018 Security Update	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	critical

Detections

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CVE-2018-8554

high

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critical

critical