directx kernel

Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates fix CVE-2026-56644, an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel. The flaw is a use-after-free memory-safety issue in the Windows kernel, meaning an attacker who already has authorized local access could...

Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates fix CVE-2026-56643, an Important, high-severity elevation-of-privilege flaw in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that could allow a locally authenticated attacker to gain control at the Windows kernel level. The fix is included in this month’s cumulative...

Microsoft has fixed CVE-2026-50375, an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel, through the July 14, 2026 security updates. The flaw affects supported Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases and could allow an attacker who already...

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...