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CVE-2025-50176

CVE-2025-50176 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Critical, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 6 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

High
7.8
CVSS v3
48%
EPSS, 30 days
High
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 48%. CVSS 7.8 (High).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-50176

Remote code execution in the DirectX Graphics Kernel, rated Critical Severity at CVSS 9.8 with 36 percent EPSS, affecting Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11 22H2 ARM64. A kernel-level graphics bug reachable with attacker-controlled content is a browser-sandbox-escape and guest-escape candidate, which is why the probability estimate runs high. Server Core installations are affected too.

Do this: Update Server 2022 hosts and Windows 11 22H2 devices promptly, leading with RDS and VDI systems that render user content.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Patch this cycle
Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 48%).
Fixed by KB5063812 and 5 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-50176

Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5063812, KB5063875, KB5063878, KB5063880, KB5063899, KB5064010 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-50176. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5063812KB5063875KB5063878KB5063880KB5063899KB5064010

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2025-49743CVE-2025-50154CVE-2025-50156CVE-2025-50157CVE-2025-50165CVE-2025-50166CVE-2025-50172CVE-2025-53136
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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