CVE-2026-27916: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local access with some level of authorization and can lead to privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights than intended. This can lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges escalated. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from the Microsoft Security Response Center to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-27916: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
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Windows 10 Version 1607
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local access with some level of authorization and can lead to privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights than intended. This can lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges escalated. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from the Microsoft Security Response Center to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-24T21:35:49.687Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27916","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2182d89c981fd6a7d0
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:17 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 13:57:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 119
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