CVE-2025-55698
DirectX Graphics Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DirectX Graphics Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2025-55698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-34323
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2025-34323- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfr5-4742-mmvg
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a...
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
GHSA-wfr5-4742-mmvg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2025-55698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-55698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published October 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.