CVE-2026-33824: CWE-415: Double Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Double free in Windows IKE Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33824) involves a double free condition in the Windows IKE Extension on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The double free can lead to remote code execution by an unauthenticated attacker over the network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the impacted Windows 10 Version 1607 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for CVE-2026-33824 as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824 for update details and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-33824: CWE-415: Double Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Double free in Windows IKE Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33824) involves a double free condition in the Windows IKE Extension on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The double free can lead to remote code execution by an unauthenticated attacker over the network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the impacted Windows 10 Version 1607 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for CVE-2026-33824 as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824 for update details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-24T00:52:01.352Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3b82d89c981fd6cf42
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:43 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:14:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 627
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