CVE-2026-85360: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free), exists in the Windows Kernel of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-85360 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0, indicating high severity. Microsoft has issued an official fix to address this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This could lead to full control over the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85360 for detailed patch information.
CVE-2026-85360: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use after free in Windows Kernel 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 CWE-416 (Use After Free), exists in the Windows Kernel of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-85360 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0, indicating high severity. Microsoft has issued an official fix to address this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This could lead to full control over the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85360 for detailed patch information.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-03T17:43:43.828Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85360","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0457cacd9273b49fbdf83
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:27:24 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 17:37:13 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 00:25:02 UTC
Views: 7
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