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CVE-2018-8554

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege…

High7.8EPSS 1.2%
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microsoft

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2018-8554, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers

    • affected version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

  • Microsoft · Windows 10

    • affected Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
    • affected Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
    • affected Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
    • affected Version 1809 for x64-based Systems

  • Microsoft · Windows Server 2019

    • affected (Server Core installation)

References (3)

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Record last updated .