CVE-2026-58536: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58536) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). Exploitation requires local privileges and can result in elevation of privileges, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability affects system security by compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by 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-2026-58536 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-58536: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58536) involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). Exploitation requires local privileges and can result in elevation of privileges, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability affects system security by compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by 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-2026-58536 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T04:33:41.870Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58536","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676c068715ace43f0b145
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 18:06:48 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 20:03:48 UTC
Views: 2
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