CVE-2026-32080: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Use after free in Windows WalletService allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32080) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows WalletService on Windows Server 2016 (version 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and can result in privilege escalation, allowing an 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 published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to local privilege escalation, enabling an attacker with authorized access to increase their privileges on the affected Windows Server 2016 system. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32080 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-32080: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Description
Use after free in Windows WalletService allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32080) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows WalletService on Windows Server 2016 (version 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and can result in privilege escalation, allowing an 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 published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to local privilege escalation, enabling an attacker with authorized access to increase their privileges on the affected Windows Server 2016 system. This can compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32080 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.666Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32080","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2b82d89c981fd6bba6
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:27 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:33:15 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:03:17 AM
Views: 3
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