CVE-2026-27925: 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 unauthorized attacker to disclose information over an adjacent network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows UPnP Device Host, which can be exploited by an attacker on an adjacent network to disclose sensitive information without requiring user interaction or privileges. The vulnerability affects Windows 10 Version 1607, specifically build 10.0.14393.0. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker on an adjacent network can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to disclose information from the affected system. The vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, denial of service, or integrity compromise, but the confidentiality impact is high. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-27925: 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 unauthorized attacker to disclose information over an adjacent network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Windows 10 Version 1607
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Windows 10 Version 1809
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Windows 10 Version 21H2
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Windows 10 Version 22H2
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Windows 11 version 22H3
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Windows 11 Version 23H2
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Windows 11 Version 24H2
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Windows 11 Version 25H2
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Windows 11 version 26H1
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2025
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows UPnP Device Host, which can be exploited by an attacker on an adjacent network to disclose sensitive information without requiring user interaction or privileges. The vulnerability affects Windows 10 Version 1607, specifically build 10.0.14393.0. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker on an adjacent network can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to disclose information from the affected system. The vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, denial of service, or integrity compromise, but the confidentiality impact is high. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-24T21:35:49.688Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27925","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2482d89c981fd6b9fc
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:20 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 13:58:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 126
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