CVE-2018-8471

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2019.

• CWE-404

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Nov 14, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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