CVE-2026-24285: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft Office for Android
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24285) is a use-after-free issue classified under CWE-416 affecting Microsoft Office for Android version 16.0.1. It involves improper memory handling in the Windows Win32K subsystem, enabling a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access and control. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploits are currently known.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Microsoft to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update to Microsoft Office for Android version 16.0.1 or later as soon as possible to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-24285: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft Office for Android
Description
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24285) is a use-after-free issue classified under CWE-416 affecting Microsoft Office for Android version 16.0.1. It involves improper memory handling in the Windows Win32K subsystem, enabling a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access and control. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploits are currently known.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Microsoft to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update to Microsoft Office for Android version 16.0.1 or later as soon as possible to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T21:28:02.968Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b0562aea502d3aa87d6972
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:34 PM
Last enriched: 4/18/2026, 2:10:55 PM
Last updated: 4/28/2026, 9:24:23 AM
Views: 60
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