CVE-2018-8554

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

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

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Serversversion 1803 (Server Core Installation)
MicrosoftWindows 10Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1803 for x64-based Systems; Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019(Server Core installation)

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2018-8554: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix