CVE-2025-59506

HIGH

Windows DirectX - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Race Condition

Title source: llm

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59506

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 14.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-362

Status published

Products (14)

microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8594 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.8027 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6575

microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6575

microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6199

microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.7092

microsoft/windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.7092

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2

microsoft/windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.8594

... and 4 more

Published Nov 11, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026