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CVE-2025-60716 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows DirectX Graphics kernel caused by a use-after-free condition involving reuse of deallocated memory. The flaw affects the DirectX kernel component on supported Windows systems and can be exploited by a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges. Available reporting indicates exploitation requires local access and winning a race condition in the vulnerable code path. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to elevate privileges from a low-privileged context to SYSTEM.
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows DirectX.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows DirectX.
A Windows DirectX kernel privilege escalation vulnerability caused by use-after-free/reuse of deallocated memory, allowing a low-privileged local attacker to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
A critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics kernel, allowing local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges via use-after-free.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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