CVE-2018-19322

gigabyte aorus graphics engine, gigabyte app center, gigabyte oc guru ii

Published 21 Dec 2018 · updated 13 Aug 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24 Oct 2022, with a remediation deadline of 14 Nov 2022 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers 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 expose functionality to read/write data from/to IO ports. This could be leveraged in a number of ways to ultimately run code with elevated privileges.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/39 · Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106252 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801 · Vendor Advisory
www.gigabyte.com/tw/Support/Utility/Graphics-Card · Product
www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/gigabyte-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities · Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-19322 · US Government Resource