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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Remediation Deadline: Apr 18, 2022

CVE-2018-8405

High
EPSS 50.0%CISA KEVRansomware
Microsoft/DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)

Description

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

EPSS — Exploit Probability

50.0%

Higher than 97.8% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8405

Risk Assessment

HIGH
In CISA KEV
Ransomware

Details

Severity
High
EPSS
50.0%
CISA KEV
Yes
Ransomware
Known
Articles
0

Timeline

Published

Mar 28, 2022

Added to KEV

Mar 28, 2022

Remediation Due

Apr 18, 2022

Affected Product

Microsoft

DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL)

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