Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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• cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 10 1703version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 10 1709version unspecified
• vendor Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-8405

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Apr 18, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 15, 2018 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Mar 28, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Apr 18, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-8405

  An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-8405

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-8405

  30-day exploitation probability 3.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-8405

  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, Win

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-8405

  An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Broken Link · securityfocus.com
• Broken Link · securitytracker.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• Patch · portal.msrc.microsoft.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · africacybersecurityconference.com
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.