# CVE-2018-19322: 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

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-10-24, remediation due 2022-11-14
- Published: 2018-12-21 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Summary

The affected software is GIGABYTE APP Center, AORUS Graphics Engine, Xtreme Gaming Engine, and OC Guru II, which rely on low-level GPCIDrv and GDrv drivers. The flaw could allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges on the affected system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/39
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/gigabyte-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106252
- https://www.gigabyte.com/tw/Support/Utility/Graphics-Card
- https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801

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