IRONSMITHINTEL
HIGHCVSS7.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2018-19322|Auth: low — authenticated user|Reboot: required|Manual only

GIGABYTE Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE App Center, AORUS Graphics Engine, XTREME Gaming Engine, and OC GURU II 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.

Published Dec 21, 2018 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A local attacker, with a low-privilege account, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. CISA has confirmed use of this vulnerability in known ransomware campaigns — treat as high priority for remediation. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2022-11-14 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-749) (CWE-749) vulnerability in GIGABYTE Multiple Products. 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. Exploitation requires local access, low attack complexity, a low-privilege authenticated account, and no user interaction required.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running aorus graphics engine: v < 1.57; app center: v ≤ 1.05.21; oc guru ii: 2.08; xtreme gaming engine: v < 1.26
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Used in known ransomware campaigns. Threat-research write-up: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/39

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19322
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-19322
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