Medium severity · published Dec 9, 2025
CVE-2025-62463
DirectX Graphics Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.6691 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.6691 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 23H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6345 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7462 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 25H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.7462 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H3 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6345 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2022 · Microsoft
10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.4529 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.2025 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2025 · Microsoft
10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7462 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7462 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 21h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.19044.6691 · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 22h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.19045.6691 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62463
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62463
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62463
More from Windows 10 Version 21H2
9.8
CVE-2026-33824
Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2026-96951
Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2026-21510
Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2026-21513
MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2025-33073
Windows SMB Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
