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CVE-2018-8405
HIGH - CVSS 7.8CWE-404
Published: 8/15/2018
Modified: 10/28/2025
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8406.
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
7.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2 Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C