CVE-2026-62725: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-62725 and classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free), affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Telephony Service that could be exploited by an authorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker could exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from Microsoft to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-62725: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-62725 and classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free), affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves a use-after-free condition in the Windows Telephony Service that could be exploited by an authorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker could exploit this use-after-free vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from Microsoft to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T20:58:12.787Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62725","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b580dbf8831d539155b36
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:12:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 22:13:20 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 00:12:10 UTC
Views: 2
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