What is CVE-2026-50382?
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
The record classifies CVE-2026-50382 under weakness class CWE-822. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 11 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 106 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.6% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 5.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-14, last modified 2026-10-08
Is CVE-2026-50382 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 29 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows 11 Version 25H2, Windows 11 version 26H1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
How to fix CVE-2026-50382
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-50382 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-50382
3 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-50382, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Flaws Fixed, 3 Zero-Days Including AD FS and SharePoint Privilege Escalation — CRITICAL · 2026-07-14
- Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Vulnerabilities Fixed, Including 2 Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56155) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-14
- Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 569 CVEs, Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56155 AD FS EoP, CVE-2026-56164 SharePoint EoP) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-14
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .