Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use After Free

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable

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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

12542 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-PGPX-V7PF-C78W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-30 03:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 18:31
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Details

Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-17887"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-30T01:16:52Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
  "id": "GHSA-pgpx-v7pf-c78w",
  "modified": "2026-07-30T18:31:29Z",
  "published": "2026-07-30T03:31:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17887"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523717010"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PGQ5-9C6X-F99F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:38
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Use after free in payments in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-16018"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-01-08T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in payments in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-pgq5-9c6x-f99f",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:38:16Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:38:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16018"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1136078"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-PGRM-7WCF-PF47

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-27 15:32 – Updated: 2026-11-05 18:32
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Details

Use-after-free in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-117972"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-27T14:16:55Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use-after-free in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6.",
  "id": "GHSA-pgrm-7wcf-pf47",
  "modified": "2026-11-05T18:32:10Z",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:32:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117972"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2076415"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-118"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-120"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-121"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-122"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PGVR-MRF9-WG88

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-28 00:30 – Updated: 2026-10-28 15:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-118346"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-27T23:17:03Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-pgvr-mrf9-wg88",
  "modified": "2026-10-28T15:31:37Z",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:30:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118346"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0562499947.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/574382050"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PGWX-747M-9MGH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-02 18:31 – Updated: 2025-11-10 18:30
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Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()

syzbot reported use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify() [1]. This causes a stack trace like below:

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88807ac4e6f0 by task kworker/u4:6/1214

CPU: 0 PID: 1214 Comm: kworker/u4:6 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc3-syzkaller-00146-g92f20ff72066 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xeb/0x467 mm/kasan/report.c:313 print_report mm/kasan/report.c:429 [inline] kasan_report.cold+0xf4/0x1c6 mm/kasan/report.c:491 cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138 notifier_call_chain+0xb5/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:87 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xb5/0x130 net/core/dev.c:1945 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1983 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:1997 [inline] netdev_wait_allrefs_any net/core/dev.c:10227 [inline] netdev_run_todo+0xbc0/0x10f0 net/core/dev.c:10341 default_device_exit_batch+0x44e/0x590 net/core/dev.c:11334 ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:167 cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 net/core/net_namespace.c:594 process_one_work+0x996/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302

When unregistering a net device, unregister_netdevice_many_notify() sets the device's reg_state to NETREG_UNREGISTERING, calls notifiers with NETDEV_UNREGISTER, and adds the device to the todo list.

Later on, devices in the todo list are processed by netdev_run_todo(). netdev_run_todo() waits devices' reference count become 1 while rebdoadcasting NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.

When cfusbl_device_notify() is called with NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple times, the parent device might be freed. This could cause UAF. Processing NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple times also causes inbalance of reference count for the module.

This patch fixes the issue by accepting only first NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-53138"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-02T16:15:32Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()\n\nsyzbot reported use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify() [1].  This\ncauses a stack trace like below:\n\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff88807ac4e6f0 by task kworker/u4:6/1214\n\nCPU: 0 PID: 1214 Comm: kworker/u4:6 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc3-syzkaller-00146-g92f20ff72066 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011\nWorkqueue: netns cleanup_net\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106\n print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xeb/0x467 mm/kasan/report.c:313\n print_report mm/kasan/report.c:429 [inline]\n kasan_report.cold+0xf4/0x1c6 mm/kasan/report.c:491\n cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\n notifier_call_chain+0xb5/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:87\n call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xb5/0x130 net/core/dev.c:1945\n call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1983 [inline]\n call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:1997 [inline]\n netdev_wait_allrefs_any net/core/dev.c:10227 [inline]\n netdev_run_todo+0xbc0/0x10f0 net/core/dev.c:10341\n default_device_exit_batch+0x44e/0x590 net/core/dev.c:11334\n ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:167\n cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 net/core/net_namespace.c:594\n process_one_work+0x996/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289\n worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436\n kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nWhen unregistering a net device, unregister_netdevice_many_notify()\nsets the device\u0027s reg_state to NETREG_UNREGISTERING, calls notifiers\nwith NETDEV_UNREGISTER, and adds the device to the todo list.\n\nLater on, devices in the todo list are processed by netdev_run_todo().\nnetdev_run_todo() waits devices\u0027 reference count become 1 while\nrebdoadcasting NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.\n\nWhen cfusbl_device_notify() is called with NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple\ntimes, the parent device might be freed.  This could cause UAF.\nProcessing NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple times also causes inbalance of\nreference count for the module.\n\nThis patch fixes the issue by accepting only first NETDEV_UNREGISTER\nnotification.",
  "id": "GHSA-pgwx-747m-9mgh",
  "modified": "2025-11-10T18:30:30Z",
  "published": "2025-05-02T18:31:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53138"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1793da97a23e31c5bf06631f3f3e5a25f368fd64"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/287027d8a567168a5d8ce5cb0cba16a34791a48c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f14457e1584224f4296af613bbd99deb60b5d91"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a45c3cf0e2242a533657f4f535d9b6a7447a79"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9781e98a97110f5e76999058368b4be76a788484"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dc16be373b382ddd4c274052a6e870a95e76c01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3aaec463a632cf4187dc017e421bfa69d7834a9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a11bbdbb5ea9f172019c5a4a3e9d8eabd72179"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PH3W-QRR8-HPM9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:33 – Updated: 2026-09-16 00:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Workers in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-91749"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T21:16:48Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Workers in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)",
  "id": "GHSA-ph3w-qrr8-hpm9",
  "modified": "2026-09-16T00:31:28Z",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:33:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91749"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0541751186.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/558456602"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PH55-QHGC-QR3G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-09 03:30 – Updated: 2026-09-09 15:35
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-87581"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-09T01:17:15Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-ph55-qhgc-qr3g",
  "modified": "2026-09-09T15:35:02Z",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:30:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87581"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/553129531"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PH5F-PJVP-H9X6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 21:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 21:32
VLAI
Details

Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-15772"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T21:16:42Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-ph5f-pjvp-h9x6",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T21:32:21Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T21:32:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15772"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/525317502"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PH5M-227M-FC5G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-20 00:30 – Updated: 2024-06-21 15:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6103"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-20T00:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-ph5m-227m-fc5g",
  "modified": "2024-06-21T15:31:05Z",
  "published": "2024-06-20T00:30:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6103"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/344639860"
    },
    {
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}

GHSA-PH63-5FF2-3JC3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-10 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-10 18:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Windows Authentication Methods allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-25171"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T18:18:31Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Windows Authentication Methods allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
  "id": "GHSA-ph63-5ff2-3jc3",
  "modified": "2026-03-10T18:31:20Z",
  "published": "2026-03-10T18:31:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25171"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.

Mitigation
Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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