CVE-2018-19321
GIGABYTE Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Dec 21, 2018 · updated Aug 12, 2026 · gigabyte aorus graphics engine
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 expose functionality to read and write arbitrary physical memory. This could be leveraged by a local attacker to elevate privileges.
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Timeline
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Dec 21, 2018 · Catalog
Detected
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 expose functionality to read and write arbitrary physical memory. This could be leveraged by a local attacker to elevate privileges.
Oct 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Nov 14, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Aug 12, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 expose functionality to read and write arbitrary physical memory. This could be leveraged by a local attacker to elevate privileges.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Nov 14, 2022
Affected
- cpe gigabyte/aorus graphics engineversion unspecified
- cpe gigabyte/app centerversion unspecified
- cpe gigabyte/oc guru ii2.08
- cpe gigabyte/xtreme gaming engineversion unspecified
- vendor GIGABYTE Multiple Productsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-19321
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE App Center, AORUS Graphics Engine, XTREME Gaming Engine, and OC GURU II expose functionality to read and write arbitrary physical memory. This could be leveraged by a local attacker to elevate privileges.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-19321
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-19321
30-day exploitation probability 3.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-19321
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 expose functionality to read and write arbitrary physical memory. This could be leveraged by a local attac
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