High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8400

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 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8401, CVE-2018-8405, CVE-2018-8406.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 10llm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8400nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105005nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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