{"id":"CVE-2025-62463","title":"Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.","summary":"Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_21h2","affected":["windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6691","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6691","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6345","windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.7392","windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.7392","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.4467","windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2025","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.7392"],"patched":["windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.6691","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.6691","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6345","windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.7392","windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.7392","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.4467","windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2025","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.7392"],"published":"2025-12-09","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T20:10:00.247","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62463","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62463","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00461,"epssPercentile":0.37606,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T20:23:19.445Z","slug":"CVE-2025-62463","body":"## Overview\n\nNull pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6691`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6691`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6345`\n- `windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.7392`\n- `windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.7392`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.4467`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2025`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.7392`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.6691`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.6691`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6345`\n- `windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.7392`\n- `windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.7392`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.4467`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2025`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.7392`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}