CVE-2018-1009 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem, affecting various versions of Windows 8.1, 10, and Server 2012/2016. This flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper handling of objects in memory and incorrect kernel memory mapping. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.