High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8471
CVE-2018-8471
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2019.
Affected products
17cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit systems
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Windows Server 2016
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Windows Server 2019
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105800nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042121nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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