CVE-2025-60716 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Directx Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Server Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60716

History

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft directx Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft directx Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60716
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-11-11T17:59:37.998Z

Updated: 2025-11-13T20:53:45.460Z

Reserved: 2025-09-26T05:03:24.536Z

Link: CVE-2025-60716

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-11T18:15:39.740

Modified: 2025-11-12T16:19:12.850

Link: CVE-2025-60716

Redhat

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