CVE-2018-8554 — An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles o

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-2018-856

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Servers	version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft	Windows 10	Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	(Server Core installation)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-11-14T01:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T07:02:24.988Z

09References

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