CVE DATABASE / CVE-2018-19323
CVE-2018-19323
GIGABYTE Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
RANSOMWARE
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-10-24.
Federal remediation due 2022-11-14.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs).
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
Gigabyte aorus graphics engineGigabyte gigabyte app centerGigabyte oc guru iiGigabyte xtreme gaming engine
Check this CVE live
Use our free CVE Lookup tool for the latest NVD record, or browse the full CISA KEV catalog.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/39
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106252
- https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801
- https://www.gigabyte.com/tw/Support/Utility/Graphics-Card
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/gigabyte-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-19323
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-07. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.