CVE-2018-8471

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2019.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-404

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2016
Microsoft	Windows 10	32-bit Systems; Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1607 for x64-based Systems; Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1703 for x64-based Systems; Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1709 for x64-based Systems; Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1803 for x64-based Systems; Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1809 for x64-based Systems; x64-based Systems
Microsoft	Windows 8.1	32-bit systems; x64-based systems
Microsoft	Windows 7	32-bit Systems Service Pack 1; x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2019

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 14, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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