CVE-2018-8554

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-404

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1803, 1809
Microsoft Windows Server: 1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105811
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105811
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554

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