CVE-2022-37954: DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 44.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 21h1, 21h2, 1809
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3406 — fixed in 10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2006 — fixed in 10.0.19042.2006
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2006 — fixed in 10.0.19043.2006
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2006 — fixed in 10.0.19044.2006
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.978 — fixed in 10.0.22000.978
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3406 — fixed in 10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1006 — fixed in 10.0.20348.1006

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.3406; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.2006; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.2006; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.2006; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.978; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.3406; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.1006. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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