CVE-2026-35424: CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-35424) is classified as CWE-401, indicating a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the Windows IKE Protocol component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw allows an attacker with network access to trigger a denial of service by exhausting system resources due to unreleased memory. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), reflecting network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to cause a denial of service condition by forcing the affected system to retain memory beyond its effective lifetime. This results in resource exhaustion and potential system instability or crash. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35424 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are required once the patch is applied.
CVE-2026-35424: CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-35424) is classified as CWE-401, indicating a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the Windows IKE Protocol component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw allows an attacker with network access to trigger a denial of service by exhausting system resources due to unreleased memory. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), reflecting network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to cause a denial of service condition by forcing the affected system to retain memory beyond its effective lifetime. This results in resource exhaustion and potential system instability or crash. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35424 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are required once the patch is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-02T19:21:11.804Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35424","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036547cbff5d861008c650
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 5:37:11 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 7:07:00 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Views: 2
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