Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver CVE-2018-8471 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver properly handles objects in memory.

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Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Server 2016
Windows 8
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2018-8471