Microsoft published security advisories for several Windows vulnerabilities spanning core components including the DirectX Graphics Kernel, Windows Themes, Windows Desired State Configuration (DSC), and the Windows Search Service. The issues include denial-of-service flaws tracked as CVE-2022-21918, CVE-2024-30065, and CVE-2025-59190, as well as an information disclosure vulnerability, CVE-2022-30148, affecting DSC.
The disclosures indicate that widely used Windows subsystems remained exposed to different classes of security risk across multiple product areas, from graphics and theming to configuration management and search. Organizations relying on Windows endpoints and servers would need to review Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entries for the affected components and apply the relevant patches or mitigations to reduce the risk of service disruption or unintended data exposure.

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Microsoft published a Security Update Guide advisory for CVE-2025-59190, a Windows Search Service denial-of-service vulnerability.
Microsoft published a Security Update Guide advisory for CVE-2024-30065, a Windows Themes denial-of-service vulnerability.
Microsoft published a Security Update Guide advisory for CVE-2022-30155, a Windows Kernel denial-of-service vulnerability.
Microsoft published a Security Update Guide advisory for CVE-2022-30148, a Windows Desired State Configuration (DSC) information disclosure vulnerability.
Microsoft published a Security Update Guide advisory for CVE-2022-21918, a DirectX Graphics Kernel File denial-of-service vulnerability.
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