CVE-2018-19323
Confirmed PUBLISHEDThe 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...
Recommended Action
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
At a Glance
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).
- CVE Published
- Dec 21, 2018
- Exploitation Reported
- Oct 24, 2022
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical
- EPSS
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Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
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CVE References
- 106252 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106252
- 20181221 [CORE-2018-0007] - GIGABYTE Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities seclists.org · Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/39
- secureauth.com/labs/advisories/gigabyte-drivers-elevation-p... secureauth.com · CVE Record https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/gigabyte-drivers-elevation...
- gigabyte.com/tw/Support/Utility/Graphics-Card gigabyte.com · CVE Record https://www.gigabyte.com/tw/Support/Utility/Graphics-Card
- gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801 gigabyte.com · CVE Record https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Check enrichment artifacts for scanner coverage and available PoCs before rolling remediation validation.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2022-10-24 00:00 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
Enterprise feature. Virtual patch rule content and deployable vendor exports (ModSecurity, Cloudflare, AWS WAF) are available to KEVIntel Enterprise users.
CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-10-24 00:00:00 UTC · CISA
Used in malware
Recorded 2022-10-24 00:00:00 UTC · CISA
Scanner Integrations
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nessus | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/169903 | Jun 02, 2025 |
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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09:27 UTC about 1 year ago09:27 UTC · about 1 year ago
Nessus plugin available
Scanner coverage available
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00:00 UTC over 3 years ago00:00 UTC · over 3 years ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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00:00 UTC over 3 years ago00:00 UTC · over 3 years ago
First public exploitation report
Exploit observed in malware
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23:00 UTC over 7 years ago23:00 UTC · over 7 years ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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00:00 UTC over 7 years ago00:00 UTC · over 7 years ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2018-19323
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2018-19323",
"title": "The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS ...",
"affected_vendor": "GIGABYTE",
"affected_product": "APP Center, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE, XTREME GAMING ENGINE, OC GURU II",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 9.8,
"epss_score": null,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}