CVE-2018-8406

Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft / DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)

Risk tier: Critical — known ransomware use

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.

NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.

Scoring

  • CVSS: Not yet available
  • EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
  • EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

  • Added to KEV: 2022-03-28
  • Remediation due date: 2022-04-18
  • Known ransomware campaign use: Known

All exploited vulnerabilities