CVE-2026-32078: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Use after free in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in the Windows Projected File System on Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). An authorized local attacker can exploit this flaw to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-32078 and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, which could lead to full system compromise including unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. The CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity and no user interaction required, increasing the risk on affected systems.
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-2026-32078 to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected Windows 10 Version 1809 systems is required to mitigate the risk.
CVE-2026-32078: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Use after free in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in the Windows Projected File System on Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). An authorized local attacker can exploit this flaw to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-32078 and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, which could lead to full system compromise including unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. The CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity and no user interaction required, increasing the risk on affected systems.
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-2026-32078 to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected Windows 10 Version 1809 systems is required to mitigate the risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.666Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32078","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2a82d89c981fd6bba0
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:26 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:34:58 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:09:10 AM
Views: 3
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