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.

Related CVEs

CVE-2018-8405

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-87h6-m3qc-h3rx

Published

May 13, 2022 1:53 AM

Last Modified

May 13, 2022 1:53 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: June 12, 2025 6:24 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.