🛡 CVE-2018-8406
Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) CWE-404
Ransomware use
KNOWN
CISA KEV
EPSS
3.4%
Moderate · 88th pct
Added to KEV
2022-03-28
CISA
Remediate by
2022-04-18
⚠ OVERDUE
CWE
CWE-404
weakness
📈 EPSS exploit probability
3.4%
FIRST EPSS — 30-day probability of exploitation in the wild · band Moderate · higher than 88% of all scored CVEs
⚠ KEV remediation overdue
CISA required federal remediation by 2022-04-18. This exploited vulnerability is past its Binding Operational Directive 22-01 due date — prioritize patch/mitigation and hunt for exploitation.
📄 Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.
🏹 Attributed exploitation
Malware / ransomware (KEV): ransomware (KEV-flagged)
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