CVE-2026-50432: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Virtual Filtering Platform (VFP) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50432, involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Virtual Filtering Platform (VFP) on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires low privileges and no user interaction but has a high attack complexity. The impact is limited to denial of service (availability) without confidentiality or integrity effects. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to cause a denial of service on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50432 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50432: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Virtual Filtering Platform (VFP) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50432, involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Virtual Filtering Platform (VFP) on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires low privileges and no user interaction but has a high attack complexity. The impact is limited to denial of service (availability) without confidentiality or integrity effects. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to cause a denial of service on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50432 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:57:47.375Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50432","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769d68715ace43f09430
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:17 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:54:04 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 03:23:26 UTC
Views: 62
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