CVE-2025-50176 HIGH

CVE-2025-50176: DirectX Graphics Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 11 version 22H2
Weakness CWE-843
Published August 12, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 12, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated