CVE-2026-32153: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Speech component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and does not require user interaction. Successful exploitation could result in elevation of privileges, allowing the attacker to gain higher-level permissions on the system. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, as detailed in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker could exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1809 system. This could lead to full control over the system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official security update that addresses this vulnerability. It is strongly recommended to apply the provided patch from the Microsoft update guide to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-32153: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Speech component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). Exploitation requires local access with some privileges and does not require user interaction. Successful exploitation could result in elevation of privileges, allowing the attacker to gain higher-level permissions on the system. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, as detailed in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker could exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1809 system. This could lead to full control over the system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official security update that addresses this vulnerability. It is strongly recommended to apply the provided patch from the Microsoft update guide to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T23:09:43.264Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32153","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3082d89c981fd6bc7a
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:32 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:44:51 AM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 12:24:49 AM
Views: 61
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