CVE-2026-26163: CWE-415: Double Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Double free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-26163 and classified under CWE-415 (Double Free), affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It arises from a double free error in the Windows Kernel, which can be leveraged by a local attacker with authorized access to escalate privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploits are currently known.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26163 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-26163: CWE-415: Double Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Double free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-26163 and classified under CWE-415 (Double Free), affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It arises from a double free error in the Windows Kernel, which can be leveraged by a local attacker with authorized access to escalate privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploits are currently known.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26163 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T18:33:57.775Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26163","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1882d89c981fd6a67a
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:08 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 7:17:17 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:08:45 AM
Views: 2
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