CVE

CVE-2018-8406

P1⬤ KNOWN RANSOMWARE USE

Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft · DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)

Date added (CISA)

2022-03-28

Remediation due

2022-04-18

Known ransomware use

Yes

Remediation priority

P1 — known ransomware use · past CISA due date

Description

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