CVE-2026-32156: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation could allow an attacker without privileges and without user interaction to execute arbitrary code locally. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.4, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to local code execution with high impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An attacker could run arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32156 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-32156: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.4high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation could allow an attacker without privileges and without user interaction to execute arbitrary code locally. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.4, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to local code execution with high impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An attacker could run arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32156 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
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-2026-32156","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3082d89c981fd6bc83
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:32 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:07:26 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 59
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