Threat intelligence report · CISA KEV

CVE-2018-8406: Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

· high severity · unattributed attribution

Evidence and provenance

Original source
CISA KEV report ↗
Published
2022-03-28T00:00:00Z
Confidence basis
No actor match
Record ID
62e95d21e4fb605ce02b

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-8406

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