CVE-2018-8563: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only

Published 2018-11-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.