CVE-2026-32089: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Speech Brokered Api allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32089) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Speech Brokered API component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local privileges and no user interaction, enabling an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their rights. The issue is tracked under CWE-416 (Use After Free). Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker with authorized access to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions on the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges gained.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32089 for patch details and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-32089: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Speech Brokered Api allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32089) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Speech Brokered API component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local privileges and no user interaction, enabling an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their rights. The issue is tracked under CWE-416 (Use After Free). Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker with authorized access to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions on the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges gained.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32089 for patch details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.667Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32089","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2e82d89c981fd6bc30
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:06:24 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 123
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