directx kernel

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2026-20836 names a DirectX Graphics Kernel elevation-of-privilege issue tied to the kernel-mode graphics driver (dxgkrnl.sys), but at the time of writing the vendor’s entry is rendered dynamically and the public record for this specific CVE is thin: the Security...

Microsoft has assigned CVE‑2026‑20814 to a recently disclosed vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel (dxgkrnl.sys) that Microsoft classifies as an elevation of privilege issue; the vendor’s Security Update Guide lists the entry and maps it to updates administrators must apply to remediate...

Microsoft has published a security update addressing CVE-2025-60723, a race-condition vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that can be manipulated by an authenticated, low‑privilege attacker to trigger a denial‑of‑service (DoS) on affected Windows hosts; Microsoft’s fix was released as...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has added CVE‑2025‑60716 to its November Patch Tuesday advisories: a use‑after‑free flaw in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM if they win a race condition, and Microsoft rates the issue as...

Microsoft’s October security updates close a path to system instability in the DirectX graphics stack: CVE-2025-55698 is a null pointer dereference in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that can be triggered remotely by an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) and...

Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2025-55678 describes a use‑after‑free defect in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel that allows an authenticated local user to escalate privileges on affected systems, and the operational risk is high for multi‑user hosts, VDI/RDP infrastructure, and any service that...

Microsoft’s advisory listing for a DirectX Graphics Kernel race-condition that could permit local elevation of privilege — referenced by the CVE identifier the user provided (CVE-2025-55223) — cannot be located in Microsoft’s public Security Update Guide pages that are accessible without...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-50172: a vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that permits authorized attackers to cause a denial‑of‑service (DoS) by allocating graphics resources without limits or throttling, potentially disrupting hosts and virtualized workloads that...