CVE-2026-32070: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32070) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Common Log File System Driver on Windows 10 Version 1607. Exploiting this flaw requires local access with some privileges and can result in elevation of privileges, allowing the attacker to gain higher-level permissions. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining administrative rights. This can lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of system operations. 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32070 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-32070: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32070) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Common Log File System Driver on Windows 10 Version 1607. Exploiting this flaw requires local access with some privileges and can result in elevation of privileges, allowing the attacker to gain higher-level permissions. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining administrative rights. This can lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of system operations. 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32070 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.665Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32070","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2782d89c981fd6ba5f
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:23 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:46:50 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 5:15:38 AM
Views: 3
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