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

published 2018-05-09 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-19836

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

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 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Patch / fix

links 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8165 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10 Servers

Classification

Weakness

CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8165
patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/104038
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-8165
NVD CVE-2018-8165

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