CVE-2018-8554
At a glance
- Severity
- Not available
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.19 % · percentile 68 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Modified
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
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-20174
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-8554
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-552 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| 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
- 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
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |