CVE-2018-18090 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows

Medium 5.5 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2026

An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in the Intel Graphics Driver for Windows.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-18090?

CVE-2018-18090 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bounds read in igdkm64.sys in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18090?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-18090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-w6rv-vc6g-xq59.