PT-2025-42028 · Microsoft · Windows Directx+1

Published 2025-10-14 · Updated 2025-10-24 · CVE-2025-55678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows DirectX (affected versions not specified)

Description A use after free condition exists in Windows DirectX. This allows a local attacker who is authorized to elevate privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-13271

CVE-2025-55678

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Directx

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55678 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-13271 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55678 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-55678 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-55678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140215 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978171224259011018 · Twitter Post