CVE-2026-25189: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25189) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library on Windows 10 Version 1809. Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and does not require user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to elevation of privileges, allowing an attacker to gain higher-level permissions on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on a system running Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). This could enable the attacker to execute code with higher privileges, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25189 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-25189: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25189) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library on Windows 10 Version 1809. Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and does not require user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to elevation of privileges, allowing an attacker to gain higher-level permissions on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on a system running Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). This could enable the attacker to execute code with higher privileges, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25189 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-29T18:36:49.696Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25189","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69b0562fea502d3aa87d6adf
Added to database: 03/10/2026, 17:34:39 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 20:29:21 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 154
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