EUVD-2026-44299
GHSA-45xc-qv8h-v2m4
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local-only use-after-free needing an authenticated user (AV:L, PR:L) and a timing race to reallocate freed memory (AC:H); successful EoP grants full C/I/A within unchanged scope.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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Use after free in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AnalysisAI
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows Management Services lets a low-privileged local user corrupt memory through a use-after-free (CWE-416) and gain higher privileges on Windows 11 (24H2, 25H2, 26H1) and Windows Server 2025. A successful exploit yields high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, but the CVSS vector marks high attack complexity, reflecting the race-condition timing typically needed to win a use-after-free. Microsoft has released a patch; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in Windows Management Services, a component of the Windows operating system. Use-after-free arises when code continues to reference a heap object after it has been freed, allowing an attacker who can reallocate that freed memory with controlled data to hijack function pointers or object state and redirect execution or corrupt privileged structures. Per the CPE data the affected code ships in the OS layer of Windows 11 version 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, plus Windows Server 2025 including the Server Core installation, meaning both client and server SKUs on current-generation builds contain the vulnerable component.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-58544 (patch available per vendor advisory) via Windows Update or WSUS/SCCM/Intune to all affected client and server SKUs; consult https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58544 for the exact fixed KB and build number for each Windows 11 24H2/25H2/26H1 and Windows Server 2025 (including Server Core) release. No standalone workaround was published in the provided data, so patching is the definitive fix. As compensating controls until the update is deployed, limit the number of interactive and authenticated local users on high-value hosts and enforce least privilege so fewer accounts can reach the vulnerable Windows Management Services code path, and monitor for anomalous process privilege changes and repeated service crashes, since a use-after-free exploit often produces access-violation crashes during heap-grooming attempts; note that restricting local logon reduces convenience for administrators and support staff and is only a stopgap, not a fix.
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