CVE-2026-32165: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Use after free in Windows User Interface Core allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows User Interface Core on Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions on the system. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-416 (Use After Free). Microsoft has published an official security update to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact ratings according to the CVSS vector.
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-2026-32165 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-32165: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Use after free in Windows User Interface Core allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows User Interface Core on Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions on the system. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-416 (Use After Free). Microsoft has published an official security update to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact ratings according to the CVSS vector.
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-2026-32165 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T23:09:43.266Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32165","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3282d89c981fd6bca5
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:34 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:46:06 AM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 8:11:28 AM
Views: 64
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