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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8561

CVE-2018-8561

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485, CVE-2018-8554.

Affected products

24
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19097 versions
    cpe: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
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 32-bit systems
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: Windows RT 8.1
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20124 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
    • (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20164 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20192 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft/Windowsllm-fuzzy
  • Microsoft/Directxllm-fuzzy
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
    Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

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References

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