CVE-2025-24997 — DirectX Graphics Kernel File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Executive Summary

Null pointer dereference in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Overview

4.4

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Denial of Service

Released Mar 11 2025

Last Updated Mar 11 2025

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00546 — 0.41387 percentile

NVD CVSS 4.4 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

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

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

High

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 3.9

EPSS Score

0.00546

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.41387 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

11 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053606 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5053598 (Security Update) 5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5051987 5052105 Base: 4.4 Temporal: 3.9 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.3476 10.0.26100.3403 Yes None Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 5053598 (Security Update) 5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5051987 5052105 Base: 4.4 Temporal: 3.9 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.3476 10.0.26100.3403 Yes None Windows Server 2022 5053603 (Security Update) 5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5051979 5052106 Base: 4.4 Temporal: 3.9 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3328 10.0.20348.3270 Yes None Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5053603 (Security Update) 5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5051979 5052106 Base: 4.4 Temporal: 3.9 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3328 10.0.20348.3270 Yes None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5053599 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5053606`	Security Update	Yes
`5053602`	Security Update	Yes
`5053599`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Benoît Sevens and Vlad Stolyarov of Google Threat Analysis Group

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD