High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8165

Description

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 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: Windows 10, Windows Server 2016
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8165nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104038nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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