Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | Memory corruption that can be exploited for arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this represents a significant risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker triggers a specific sequence of operations that causes the application to free a memory block and then reference it again, potentially executing attacker-controlled data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 16, 2026
Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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RemediationAI
Use memory-safe languages. Implement proper object lifecycle management. Use static and dynamic analysis tools to detect UAF patterns.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
A use-after-free vulnerability occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after the referenced memory has been freed, leading to undefined behavior. This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416).
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4Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-49677 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Brokering File System that allows authenticated local users to elevate their access level. This impacts any organization running affected Windows systems where internal users or compromised accounts could gain administrative privileges, potentially compromising entire systems or enabling lateral movement within the network.
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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