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Memory Corruption

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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.

How It Works

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. Attackers exploit these flaws by carefully crafting inputs that trigger the corruption, allowing them to overwrite critical data structures like function pointers, return addresses, or object metadata. The corrupted memory then causes the program to execute attacker-controlled code or leak sensitive information when that memory is subsequently accessed.

Several common variants exist with distinct mechanisms. Buffer overflows write past array boundaries, overwriting adjacent memory. Use-after-free bugs occur when code accesses memory after it's been deallocated, allowing attackers to reallocate that space with malicious data. Type confusion tricks programs into treating objects as different types, causing field accesses at incorrect offsets that can leak data or enable writes to arbitrary locations. Double-free vulnerabilities free the same memory twice, corrupting heap metadata structures that allocate memory, ultimately enabling arbitrary writes when the corrupted allocator is used again.

The typical attack flow involves reconnaissance to identify the corruption primitive, heap manipulation to position target structures in predictable locations, triggering the vulnerability to corrupt specific memory, and finally leveraging the corruption to hijack control flow or extract data. Modern exploits often chain multiple primitives together, using information leaks to defeat ASLR before achieving code execution.

Impact

  • Arbitrary code execution: Execute attacker-supplied machine code or reuse existing code (ROP/JOP) with full privileges of the vulnerable process
  • Privilege escalation: Exploit kernel memory corruption to escalate from user to root/SYSTEM privileges
  • Information disclosure: Leak cryptographic keys, passwords, authentication tokens, or bypass ASLR by reading memory layout
  • Denial of service: Crash critical services by corrupting essential data structures
  • Sandbox escape: Break out of browser or application isolation boundaries to compromise the host system

Real-World Examples

The Chrome V8 JavaScript engine has suffered numerous type confusion vulnerabilities where JavaScript objects are mishandled, allowing attackers to achieve browser compromise through malicious websites. CVE-2021-30551 exemplified this, enabling remote code execution via crafted web content.

Windows kernel vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-17087 demonstrated use-after-free exploitation, where local attackers triggered memory reuse in the kernel to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This was actively exploited in targeted attacks before patching.

The Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in OpenSSL showed devastating information disclosure through a buffer over-read, leaking 64KB chunks of server memory containing private keys, passwords, and session tokens across millions of servers.

Mitigation

  • Memory-safe languages: Use Rust, Go, or Swift for new code to eliminate entire classes of corruption bugs
  • Sanitizers in development: Deploy AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and MemorySanitizer (MSAN) during testing to detect corruption immediately
  • Fuzzing with coverage feedback: Continuously fuzz parsers and input handlers using AFL++ or libFuzzer to discover corruption bugs
  • Control Flow Integrity (CFI): Enable compiler-based CFI to restrict indirect call targets and prevent ROP
  • Exploit mitigations: Deploy stack canaries, ASLR, DEP/NX, and shadow stacks on all platforms
  • Sandboxing: Isolate vulnerable components using seccomp, pledge, or process isolation to contain successful exploits

Recent CVEs (17591)

EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Remote code execution is possible in Windows Remote Desktop Services via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw, affecting Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1) and Windows Server 2025. An authenticated, network-connected attacker exploiting this flaw can achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system. CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L) reflects that exploitation requires low-privilege authentication and high attack complexity, making opportunistic mass exploitation less likely; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Elevation of privilege in Microsoft's kernel-mode Windows HTTP.sys driver allows a remote attacker who already holds a low-privileged, authenticated position to win a race condition in the HTTP stack and corrupt kernel memory, ultimately gaining SYSTEM-level execution on the affected host. The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) rated CVSS 3.1 base 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and impacts Windows 11 23H2, 24H2, 25H2 and 26H1 (x64 and Arm64) as well as Windows Server 2025, including Server Core installations, on builds below the fixed levels. Exploitation pressure appears low for now: EPSS is only 0.57% (45th percentile), CISA's SSVC decision points record Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, but a vendor-released patch is available and the technical impact if exploited is total.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +7
NVD VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Exploit Unlikely Act Now

Remote code execution in Microsoft's Windows Services for NFS role - specifically the ONCRPC XDR driver - allows a network attacker to trigger a use-after-free (CWE-416) and execute arbitrary code without authentication. All supported Windows Server releases from Server 2012 through Server 2025 (including Server Core installations) are affected when the Services for NFS role is present. Microsoft has released patches; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 9.8 rating and unauthenticated network vector make it a high-priority patch for hosts running NFS.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Microsoft's Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) service affects all supported Windows client and server releases and lets an unauthenticated remote attacker corrupt memory via a use-after-free (CWE-416) to run arbitrary code. The flaw carries a critical CVSS 9.8 with a fully remote, no-interaction, no-privilege vector. Microsoft has shipped patches; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Graphic Fonts subsystem allows any low-privileged, authenticated local user to gain SYSTEM-level access via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw (CWE-416). The vulnerability spans the full breadth of supported and legacy Windows releases - from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making it an enterprise-wide concern. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is identified at time of analysis, though the broad attack surface across all modern Windows versions elevates its remediation priority significantly.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Storage Spaces Controller via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw enables an authenticated low-privilege attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 through 2025 installations. The vulnerability (CWE-416) exists in the Storage Spaces Controller kernel driver; exploiting it yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the local system. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, but the breadth of affected Windows versions makes this a broad-footprint local privilege escalation risk.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Device Association Service enables a low-privileged local attacker to escalate to full system control across a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. The flaw (CWE-416) resides in the service responsible for managing device pairing and trust relationships, and exploitation yields high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Microsoft has released patches for all affected builds; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +10
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to gain full control of an affected system through a use-after-free memory corruption condition. The vulnerability spans virtually the entire supported Windows ecosystem, from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches addressing the flaw across all affected builds.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows NTFS exposes a use-after-free condition in the kernel-mode filesystem driver, allowing an authenticated local attacker with low privileges to achieve full SYSTEM-level control. The vulnerability spans virtually the entire supported Windows ecosystem - from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making it broadly applicable in enterprise environments. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the AC:H rating suggests exploitation requires a specific timing or memory-layout condition such as a race condition, limiting opportunistic mass exploitation.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Work Folder Service enables a locally authenticated, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on a broad range of Windows client and server releases. The flaw (CWE-416) requires high attack complexity - consistent with a race condition - and local access, but grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact upon successful exploitation. A vendor patch is available; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +12
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Remote code execution in Windows DNS Server allows a network-authenticated attacker to trigger a use-after-free condition in the DNS service, resulting in full system compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability affects Windows Server versions spanning 2012 through 2025 as well as select Windows 10 builds, making it broadly relevant across enterprise Active Directory environments. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches addressing all listed versions.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +8
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Remote code execution via use-after-free (CWE-416) in Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) affects an exceptionally broad range of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server releases, from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Server 2025. An unauthenticated network attacker can trigger the memory corruption condition in the ADDS service, potentially yielding arbitrary code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on targeted domain controllers. Microsoft has released patches across all affected branches; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Audio Service (AudioSrv) exploits a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) to allow an authenticated local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges on unpatched Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019-2025 systems. The attack requires low user privileges and high complexity to execute, consistent with a race condition in the service's memory management. Microsoft has released patches across all affected Windows versions; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +10
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) allows a low-privileged authenticated network attacker to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in the RDS processing stack. The flaw spans an exceptionally wide range of Microsoft platforms - from Windows Server 2012 through Server 2025 and Windows 10/11 across multiple feature-update releases - making patch coverage operationally demanding for large Windows estates. No CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code have been identified at time of analysis; however, RDP-facing vulnerabilities historically attract rapid weaponization after disclosure.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Remote code execution in Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is possible through a use-after-free memory condition exploitable by a network-authenticated, low-privilege attacker. Affected platforms span Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 versions 23H2 through 26H1, with fixed builds specified per-release in the MSRC advisory. The CVSS 7.1 score reflects genuine barriers - high attack complexity (AC:H) and required user interaction (UI:R) - despite full C/I/A impact potential; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Remote code execution is possible across Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 as well as Windows 10 Version 1809 through a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (rmcast.sys), a kernel-mode component. An unauthenticated network attacker can exploit a race condition in the driver to corrupt freed kernel memory and achieve arbitrary code execution at SYSTEM privilege level. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the CVSS 8.1 rating reflects high attack complexity (AC:H) due to the timing-sensitive nature of use-after-free race condition exploitation, though a vendor patch is available.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Exploit Likely Act Now

Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services stems from a use-after-free (CWE-416) that a network attacker can trigger without authentication or user interaction to run arbitrary code on the target host. It affects a broad range of Windows client and server releases (Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1, and Windows Server 2012 through Server 2025), and Microsoft has released fixes. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Windows Active Directory Domain Services allows unauthenticated network attackers to exploit a use-after-free memory corruption flaw and execute arbitrary code on domain controllers. The vulnerability spans virtually the entire Windows Server ecosystem from 2012 through 2025 and extends to Windows 10 and Windows 11 client builds running AD DS components, creating an exceptionally broad attack surface across enterprise environments. Microsoft has released patches; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Wireless Networking subsystem enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate to full system privileges on a wide range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. The vulnerability carries CVSS 7.0 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) reflecting that exploitation is locally constrained and requires navigating high-complexity timing conditions typical of UAF race conditions, but the resulting impact is complete C/I/A compromise. Microsoft has released patches across all affected release branches; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) via a use-after-free condition allows an authorized local attacker with standard user privileges to achieve full system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability affects a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds, with Microsoft-confirmed patch availability across all listed versions. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the AC:H rating indicates exploitation likely requires precise timing or race-condition manipulation, limiting automatable mass exploitation.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +10
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) through a use-after-free memory corruption flaw allows a low-privileged authenticated local user to gain full SYSTEM-level control. The vulnerability spans an exceptionally broad range of Microsoft Windows releases - from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making patch scope significant across virtually all enterprise Windows environments. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity rating (AC:H) suggests reliable exploitation requires precise timing or heap manipulation skill.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation in the Windows Win32K kernel-mode GUI subsystem allows a low-privileged local user to gain SYSTEM-level access via a use-after-free memory corruption condition. The vulnerability affects a broad span of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 releases, making it highly relevant to enterprise endpoint and server environments. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches across all affected version branches.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Device Association Service allows a low-privileged attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access on unpatched systems via a use-after-free memory corruption bug (CWE-416). The vulnerability spans the entire current Windows ecosystem - from Windows 10 1607 and Server 2012 R2 through Windows 11 25H2 and Server 2025 - making the attack surface extremely broad. Microsoft has released patches across all affected branches; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation in the Windows Kernel via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate from low-privileged user to SYSTEM-level access. The vulnerability spans the entire current Windows ecosystem - from legacy Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making it broadly relevant to enterprise patch management. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the breadth of affected OS versions and the practical value of local EoP payloads in post-initial-access attack chains make timely patching essential.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Human Interface Devices kernel subsystem allows a local, low-privileged user to escalate to SYSTEM-level control. Affecting virtually all current Windows desktop and server releases - Windows 10 (1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2 through 26H1), Windows Server 2016 through 2025 - successful exploitation requires local session access and precise timing but yields full C:H/I:H/A:H kernel impact. No active exploitation has been confirmed (no CISA KEV listing) and no public proof-of-concept is known; Microsoft has released patches for all affected build branches.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service (DiagTrack/utcsvc) exposes a use-after-free memory condition allowing an authenticated local attacker to achieve full SYSTEM-level control. The vulnerability carries CVSS 7.0 with AC:H, indicating a race-condition or timing-dependent trigger that elevates exploitation difficulty but does not preclude reliable use in post-breach scenarios. Microsoft has released patched builds across all affected Windows client and server SKUs; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +12
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) enables a low-privileged authenticated attacker to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges across a broad swath of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R) indicates the attack is network-reachable but constrained by high exploitation complexity and required user interaction, limiting opportunistic mass exploitation. Microsoft has released patched builds; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +12
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) enables an authenticated low-privilege attacker operating over a network to escalate privileges on affected systems, with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact when successfully exploited. The CVSS vector (AC:H/UI:R) reflects meaningful exploitation complexity - a specific race condition must be won and some form of user interaction is required, constraining opportunistic mass exploitation. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the breadth of affected Windows versions - from Server 2012 to Server 2025 and Windows 10/11 across all current branches - makes patch prioritization important for enterprise environments.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Embedded Mode Service allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate to SYSTEM-level access across virtually all supported Windows versions. The memory corruption occurs when the service accesses a previously freed object, enabling an attacker to manipulate heap layout and execute code in a privileged context. No public exploit or active exploitation (KEV) has been identified; Microsoft has released patches via Windows Update, and the AC:H rating reflects the timing-dependent race-condition exploitation typical of UAF primitives.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +12
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in the Windows USB Video Driver (Windows 11 24H2/25H2/26H1 and Windows Server 2025) is enabled by a use-after-free memory corruption flaw in a kernel-mode driver component. A local attacker holding a standard user account can exploit the UAF condition to achieve ring-0 code execution, yielding complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected system. Microsoft has released patches; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the CVE does not appear in CISA KEV.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) allows a local authenticated user to gain SYSTEM-level access via a use-after-free memory corruption condition. Affected versions span the entire supported Windows ecosystem from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025, making patch deployment at scale a significant operational task. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing is confirmed at time of analysis, but the AC:H rating reflects a race-condition exploitation window rather than a trivial trigger, distinguishing this from mass-exploitable LPE bugs.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Win32K kernel subsystem allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on affected Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 through 2019 systems. Microsoft has released patches via MSRC addressing builds across all listed version ranges, including Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and Windows 10 1607 and 1809. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; the AC:H metric indicates exploitation requires precise heap manipulation or race condition timing.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Audio Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP) Bluetooth stack allows a low-privileged authenticated user to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 systems. The root cause is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in the AVCTP driver, where freed memory is subsequently accessed, enabling controlled memory corruption. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; however, the full C:H/I:H/A:H impact and widespread Windows deployment make this a meaningful patching priority for endpoint and server administrators.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Microsoft's OpenSSH for Windows enables unauthenticated network attackers to achieve remote code execution across a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R) indicates exploitation is constrained by high attack complexity and a requirement for user interaction, consistent with a client-side attack path where a victim must connect to an attacker-controlled SSH endpoint. Microsoft has released patched builds across all affected Windows versions; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption SSH +11
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in Windows NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to gain full control of the target system through a kernel-level use-after-free condition. The flaw spans an exceptionally wide range of Microsoft platforms, from end-of-life Windows Server 2012 through current Windows 11 25H2 and Server 2025 builds. Exploitation is constrained by high attack complexity and required user interaction per the CVSS vector; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Shell enables local privilege escalation on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025, allowing a low-privileged authenticated user to elevate to SYSTEM or equivalent. The CVSS scope change (S:C) indicates the impact extends beyond the exploited shell component to the broader OS. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at this time, but the scope change and high C/I/A triad make patching urgent for environments running affected Windows builds.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Privilege escalation in Windows Bluetooth Service via a use-after-free (CWE-416) allows a low-privileged local user to achieve full system compromise across a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) indicates the flaw requires local access and elevated attack complexity - consistent with a race condition in Bluetooth service memory management - but yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact upon successful exploitation. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches via its regular update channel.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free (CWE-416) in the Windows Kernel enables a network-accessible, low-privileged authenticated user to elevate to SYSTEM privileges across a broad range of Windows client and server releases spanning Windows 10 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. Microsoft has confirmed and released fixed builds for all affected versions via the MSRC advisory. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; the high attack complexity (AC:H) and mandatory user interaction (UI:R) substantially reduce the near-term risk of automated mass exploitation despite the full C:H/I:H/A:H impact triad.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Error Reporting (WER) exploits a use-after-free condition (CWE-416), enabling an authenticated low-privileged attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected Windows systems. The flaw spans a wide range of platforms from Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through Server 2025. Microsoft has released patches; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis, though the high attack complexity (AC:H) suggests a race condition or timing-dependent exploitation path.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) subsystem enables an authenticated network attacker to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. The vulnerability spans a wide range of Windows client and server releases - from Server 2012 through Windows 11 and Server 2025 - and requires both low-privilege authentication and user interaction to exploit, substantially tempering the real-world risk relative to the high CIA impact scores. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches through the July 2026 update cycle.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) allows an attacker with a low-privilege local account to gain SYSTEM-level access via a use-after-free memory corruption bug. The vulnerability spans nearly every supported Windows release from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H2, making it a broadly applicable LPE primitive for post-exploitation chains. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches through standard monthly update guidance.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway Service enables an authorized network attacker to escalate privileges, with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on affected Windows Server hosts. The vulnerability spans Windows Server 2012 through 2025 and specific Windows 10 builds, all addressed by patched builds released by Microsoft. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and CISA KEV listing is absent; however, RD Gateway is a frequently internet-exposed service, making prompt patching operationally significant.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +8
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Win32K (the kernel-mode graphics subsystem) allows a low-privileged authenticated user to gain SYSTEM-level access by triggering a use-after-free condition. Affected across a wide span of Windows desktop and server releases from Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity rating (AC:H) in the CVSS vector suggests reliable exploitation requires precise memory timing or race-condition manipulation.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free in the Windows Win32K kernel subsystem allows a low-privileged local attacker to gain full system control on Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1. Exploitation requires high attack complexity, consistent with a race-condition-class UAF, but no user interaction is needed once the attacker has local code execution. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released a patch through the standard Patch Tuesday advisory cycle.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RASMAN) service enables a locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM or equivalent. The flaw affects a wide range of Windows releases from Server 2012 R2 through the current Windows 11 25H2 and Windows Server 2025 builds. Microsoft has issued patches via the standard cumulative update channel; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis, though the broad attack surface and AC:H race-condition nature make this a meaningful LPE risk in enterprise environments.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free in the Windows Device Association Broker service affects a broad range of Microsoft Windows desktop and server releases, from Windows 10 1607/1809 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2016 through 2025. An authenticated network attacker who can induce a user to interact with the vulnerable service can exploit the freed memory reference to gain full C:H/I:H/A:H impact - effectively achieving elevated privileges over the network. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, but the widespread prevalence of affected Windows versions makes patch prioritization important.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation to SYSTEM via use-after-free in the Windows Audio Service affects a broad range of Windows 10, 11, and Windows Server versions from 2012 R2 through 2025. An authenticated local attacker can exploit a memory management flaw in the Audio Service to free an object while a reference to it remains live, then redirect execution to gain full C:H/I:H/A:H impact. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the wide product footprint and low privilege requirement make this a meaningful patching priority.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free in the Windows DNS service affects Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server versions from 2012 R2 through 2025, allowing a locally authenticated low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM-level access. The CWE-416 flaw involves improper memory management in DNS handling routines where freed memory can be accessed and manipulated by an attacker with high-complexity exploitation - consistent with heap-grooming or race-condition prerequisites. Microsoft has released patches across all affected version lines; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Search Component enables an authenticated low-privileged network attacker to elevate privileges, potentially achieving full system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability spans virtually the entire modern Windows ecosystem - from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making the unpatched population extremely large. Microsoft has released specific patch builds for each affected platform; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but AC:H and UI:R constrain opportunistic mass exploitation.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Push Notifications (WPN) exploits a use-after-free (CWE-416) to allow a low-privileged authenticated attacker to achieve full system compromise - confidentiality, integrity, and availability all rated High. The flaw spans Windows 11 (23H2 through 26H1) and Windows Server 2022/2025, with Microsoft confirming patch availability via the MSRC update guide. CVSS AC:H reflects a race-condition timing requirement that raises the exploitation bar above trivial one-shot attacks.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft COM for Windows allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to gain full SYSTEM-level control via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. The vulnerability affects a broad range of current Windows client and server releases, from Windows 10 21H2 through Windows 11 25H2 and Windows Server 2022/2025. Microsoft has released patches via the standard update guide; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +10
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in the Windows Device Association Service enables network-based privilege escalation by low-privilege authenticated attackers across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 accurately reflects meaningful exploitation constraints - high attack complexity, required user interaction, and prior authentication - despite the maximal CIA impact if exploitation succeeds. Microsoft has released patches across all affected product lines; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Remote Desktop Services enables a low-privileged local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on affected Windows hosts. The vulnerability spans Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025, making the attack surface extremely broad across enterprise fleets. No public exploit code or CISA KEV active-exploitation entry has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor-released patch is available.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +15
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows License Manager exposes authenticated local users to full system compromise via a use-after-free condition (CWE-416). An attacker with a low-privileged local session who can win a memory-management race condition can corrupt heap state and redirect execution to gain SYSTEM-level privileges across a wide range of Windows 10, 11, and Server editions. No active exploitation is confirmed (absent from CISA KEV) and no public exploit code has been identified, but the breadth of affected Windows versions - from Windows 10 1809 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2019 through 2025 - makes this a meaningful patch priority for multi-user and enterprise Windows environments.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Push Notifications affects a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. An authorized local attacker exploits a use-after-free (CWE-416) memory corruption condition to gain full system-level privileges, achieving high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the vulnerable system. No public exploit code or active exploitation via CISA KEV has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches across all affected build lines.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) allows a low-privileged, authenticated attacker to achieve full SYSTEM-level compromise across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019 through 2025. The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in the kernel-mode filter driver that underpins Windows cloud storage integration (OneDrive and compatible providers), where freed memory is reused in a way that allows an attacker to corrupt kernel objects and redirect execution. Microsoft has released patches across the affected product lines; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver allows a low-privileged authenticated local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access across a broad swath of Windows versions spanning Windows 10 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. The vulnerability stems from a use-after-free (CWE-416) condition, a memory safety flaw in the WOW (Windows-on-Windows) 32-to-64-bit thunk layer used by the kernel audio/multimedia streaming subsystem. Microsoft has released patches across all affected product lines; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Win32K kernel subsystem allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to a higher level on affected Windows systems. Win32K is the kernel-mode graphics and windowing component; UAF memory corruption in this subsystem is a well-established privilege escalation class. The attack carries high complexity (AC:H) and requires user interaction (UI:R), and Microsoft has released patched builds across a wide range of Windows client and server versions. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free memory corruption in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service allows an authenticated, low-privileged network attacker to elevate privileges to a higher-privileged context. Affected systems span Windows Server 2012 through Server 2025, as well as Windows 10 versions 1607 and 1809. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches across all affected build lines.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +7
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service (DiagTrack) enables a locally-authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM-level access. The vulnerability affects a broad range of current Windows releases - Windows 10 21H2/22H2, Windows 11 23H2/24H2/25H2/26H1, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025 - all receiving patched builds via Microsoft's update cycle. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the local privilege-escalation class and high C/I/A impact make this a credible post-compromise escalation path.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +9
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free in the Windows Kernel exposes an enormous swath of the Microsoft ecosystem - spanning Windows 10 1607 and Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Server 2025 - to network-reachable elevation of privilege by an authenticated attacker. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates that exploitation is constrained by high complexity and a required victim interaction, but a successful attack yields full kernel-level confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Microsoft has released patches for all affected versions; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Privilege escalation via use-after-free in the Windows File History Service allows a local authenticated attacker to gain full system-level access. The vulnerability affects a wide range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016/2019 builds, patched by Microsoft in the corresponding Patch Tuesday update cycle. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis, but the High CVSS score (7.0) and C:H/I:H/A:H impact metrics reflect the severity of successful exploitation.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in Windows Print Spooler Components enables a low-privileged authenticated attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM or higher over a network connection. Affecting every supported Windows desktop and server release from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Server 2025, the vulnerability is reached via the Spooler's RPC interface, which historically has been a prolific attack surface (PrintNightmare, SpoolFool). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and it does not appear in CISA KEV, but the breadth of affected versions and ubiquitous deployment make rapid patching critical.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows Bind Filter Driver enables a locally authenticated, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on affected Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 builds. The flaw (CWE-416) resides in a kernel-mode filter driver, meaning successful exploitation yields full control over the operating system. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but Microsoft has released patches addressing the affected builds.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free memory corruption in Microsoft SQL Server enables a network-authenticated low-privileged attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Affected versions span all actively serviced SQL Server releases from 2017 through 2025, across both Cumulative Update (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) servicing branches. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low authentication barrier (any valid SQL Server login) and network accessibility make this a high-priority patching target in enterprise environments.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Windows Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) exposes domain controllers across Windows Server 2012 through 2025 to exploitation by low-privileged authenticated domain users via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. The vulnerability (CWE-416) is reachable over the network but requires high attack complexity, likely a race condition or heap-grooming technique, to achieve fully controlled memory corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution with C:H/I:H/A:H impact. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-released patches are available for all affected Windows versions via the Microsoft Security Response Center.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +13
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Push Notifications affects Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2022/2025 via a use-after-free (CWE-416) memory corruption flaw, allowing a low-privileged authenticated local user to obtain SYSTEM-level execution. The vulnerability spans nine distinct Windows release branches - including server editions - broadening the enterprise attack surface. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; however, LPE primitives of this class are routinely integrated into post-initial-access attack chains.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Use After Free +10
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Installer via a use-after-free (CWE-416) allows an authenticated user with standard privileges to achieve SYSTEM-level code execution across a broad range of Windows client and server releases. The vulnerability is confirmed by Microsoft MSRC and affects every major supported Windows version from Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available through Microsoft's update cycle.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +14
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation via use-after-free (CWE-416) affects a broad swath of Microsoft Windows Server and Windows 10/11 releases, allowing an authenticated low-privilege attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access without user interaction. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms exploitation requires only a standard local account and no special configuration, making this a practical post-exploitation stepping stone in any multi-user or RDP-exposed Windows environment. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and Microsoft authorship of the report (secure@microsoft.com) suggest internal discovery and coordinated patch release.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +12
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use-after-free in the Windows VHD miniport driver enables a locally authenticated, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM-level access on affected Windows systems. The flaw is present across a broad range of Windows versions - from Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 through Windows 11 25H2 and Server 2025 - making the attack surface extremely wide. Microsoft has released patches via its standard Patch Tuesday update mechanism; no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Microsoft +10
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out-of-bounds memory write in MongoDB Server 8.3.x allows authenticated users with write privileges to crash the mongod server process or potentially achieve arbitrary code execution by supplying crafted storage engine configuration parameters at collection creation time. Versions 8.3.0 through 8.3.8 are affected; a vendor-released fix is available in 8.3.9. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in MongoDB Server 8.3.x (versions 8.3.0 through 8.3.8) allows authenticated users holding read-only privileges to write to freed heap memory by issuing a specific sequence of standard database commands against the query execution memory tracking subsystem. The immediate consequence is a server process crash (denial of service); heap memory corruption may also enable more sophisticated follow-on exploitation. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available in 8.3.9.

Buffer Overflow Use After Free Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

MongoDB Server 8.3.x exposes a type confusion (CWE-843) in its WiredTiger storage engine layer, allowing any authenticated user with readWrite privileges to crash the mongod process and keep it in a crash-loop. By creating a collection with a crafted, incompatible WiredTiger storage configuration option, the attacker causes the storage engine to misinterpret memory layout when subsequent reads are issued against that collection. Because the malicious collection configuration persists across server restarts, the denial-of-service condition is self-sustaining until an operator manually identifies and drops the offending collection. No public exploit or KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Memory Corruption MongoDB +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Use-after-free memory corruption in Arm's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU userspace drivers allows a local non-privileged process - including through browser-exposed WebGL or WebGPU operations - to access already-freed memory regions, achieving full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The flaw spans driver revisions from r42p0 through r55p0 across all three GPU families, covering a substantial portion of the Android Mali GPU ecosystem deployed in MediaTek and Samsung Exynos SoCs. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), but the WebGL/WebGPU trigger path is a notable attack surface reduction that warrants prompt patching on affected devices.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Use-after-free in Arm's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Drivers enables a local unprivileged process to access deallocated kernel memory through valid GPU memory processing operations, resulting in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise (CVSS C:H/I:H/A:H). The flaw spans broad version ranges across all three driver families from r44p0 through r54p3/r55p0, affecting a large population of devices built on Arm Mali GPU hardware. No active exploitation is confirmed at time of analysis (EPSS 0.14%, no CISA KEV listing), but UAF vulnerabilities in kernel-mode GPU drivers are a well-established and historically weaponized local privilege escalation vector on Android and Linux platforms.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Use-after-free in Arm's Bifrost, Valhall, and 5th Gen GPU Architecture kernel drivers allows a local non-privileged process to access freed GPU memory, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the kernel driver context. Affected revisions span a wide range across all three driver families - from r49p3 through r55p0 depending on the product line - placing a large population of Android and embedded Arm devices in scope. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), though the low-complexity local attack surface characteristic of GPU driver UAFs has historically attracted sophisticated actors targeting mobile platforms.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Use-after-free in Arm's Valhall and 5th Gen GPU Architecture kernel drivers allows a local non-privileged process to access freed kernel memory by submitting valid GPU processing operations, with potential for full system compromise across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS C:H/I:H/A:H). Both driver families are affected from r50p0 through r54p3 and at r55p0, covering a wide swath of devices - notably Android smartphones and embedded SoCs - that rely on these GPU drivers. No active exploitation is confirmed (EPSS 0.14%, 4th percentile; no CISA KEV listing) at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to corrupt flight-stack heap memory by issuing a single `load_mon stop` command over a MAVLink or PXH shell. The bug in `exit_and_cleanup()` frees the LoadMon object and its performance counter before `perf_end()` consumes it, producing a dangling-pointer dereference that corrupts heap objects and destabilizes the autopilot flight stack - in a UAV context, a plausible pathway to loss of vehicle control mid-flight. An upstream fix has been merged as PR #28544; no public exploit code is identified and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Px4 Autopilot +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH This Week

Memory corruption in Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 digital protection relays (all versions below V2.70) allows a physically-present, unauthenticated attacker to crash the device or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending malformed input over a proprietary communication protocol exposed exclusively during the device's special firmware-update mode. Siemens confirmed the flaw via advisory SSA-142885 and released V2.70 as the fix. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds write in Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 protection relays (all firmware versions before V2.70) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash and reboot the device by sending a crafted HTTP request containing an oversized URL component. The flaw exists in pre-authentication HTTP message processing, meaning no credentials are required; a single malicious request can trigger a forced device reboot and a sustained denial-of-service condition. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the OT/substation deployment context significantly amplifies the operational impact of availability loss.

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH POC This Week

Out-of-bounds write in D-Link DIR-822A firmware A_101 allows network-reachable authenticated attackers to corrupt memory and likely achieve remote code execution by sending a crafted L2TP control message with a malformed Host Name AVP to the vulnerable tunnel_set_params function. A public proof-of-concept demonstrating the specific Host Name AVP overflow has been published on Notion, substantially lowering the exploitation barrier. No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis, leaving affected devices exposed without a direct remediation path.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption D-Link +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH This Week

Buffer overflow in Nordic Semiconductor's nRF Connect SDK Bluetooth CGMS RACP write handler allows an authenticated BLE peer within radio range to overflow a 20-byte static buffer into adjacent BSS memory. Exploitability and exact impact are build-specific: because BSS layout is determined at link time per firmware build, adjacent corrupted data may be security-neutral or may include function pointers or critical control structures enabling code execution or device crash. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the vulnerability was reported through YesWeHack.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Nrf Connect Sdk
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds write in Samsung's open-source Walrus WebAssembly runtime allows a crafted WASM component to corrupt process heap memory via a WASI 0.2 stream-read implementation flaw. The root cause is a `memcpy` in `WASI02Impl.cpp` that copies the requested read length (`size`) rather than the actual bytes read (`read`) from the buffer, writing beyond valid buffer bounds when a partial or short read occurs. A secondary defective bounds check for type-index validation in the WASM component parser compounds the attack surface. A proof-of-concept WASM file (`stream-read-oob-poc.wast`) was committed as part of the fix in PR #482, confirming exploitability; no public exploit independent of the fix has been identified at time of analysis.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Samsung +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in strongSwan's IKEv2 Multi-Key Exchange (Multi-KE, RFC 9370) implementation is triggered when two authenticated IKE peers simultaneously initiate a rekey operation, causing a race condition that corrupts heap memory and can result in remote code execution within the IKE daemon. The attack requires an established IKE session and high-complexity timing to induce the collision, reflected in the CVSS AC:H/PR:L vector. Fixed in strongSwan 6.1.0, released September 7, 2026, alongside six other CVEs disclosed in the same advisory batch. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Use After Free Memory Corruption Strongswan +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Unauthenticated file read in MikroTik RouterOS WebFig exposes root-owned configuration files - including credential stores - to any network attacker who can reach the management interface. The vulnerability chains an uninitialized principal pointer (CWE-824) in /jsproxy session allocation with an encrypted URI path traversal, allowing pre-authentication escalation of file-read rights followed by namespace escape. Fixed versions 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term), and 7.24.2 (Stable) are available; a public exploit writeup exists, and CERT-PL's September 2026 reporting references active exploitation of this class of MikroTik vulnerabilities.

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Mikrotik +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Heap buffer overflow in ntop nDPI before version 6.0 allows unauthenticated network-adjacent or remote attackers to corrupt process heap memory by sending crafted packets containing TLS SNI values, HTTP headers, or DNS names with characters that expand during JSON escaping. The root cause in ndpi_json_string_escape (src/lib/ndpi_serializer.c) is that the original bounds check guarded only single-byte writes while escape sequences requiring 2 bytes (e.g., backslash-quote) or 6 bytes (e.g., \u00XX control-character escapes) silently overran the caller-supplied buffer. Vendor-released patch is available via commit 94e82c1 targeting the 6.0 release; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Ndpi +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds write in Unidata netcdf-c through 4.10.1 allows an attacker who can supply a crafted HDF5 file to corrupt process memory when the application enumerates HDF5 attribute names. The vulnerable function NC4_HDF5_inq_attname() in libhdf5/hdf5attr.c blindly copies HDF5-returned attribute names into a fixed 256-byte destination buffer without validating the source length, a classic CWE-787 stack/heap corruption sink. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the deterministic nature of the overflow and the wide use of netcdf-c in scientific pipelines make this a meaningful risk for any application that processes externally-sourced HDF5 data.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Red Hat +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote denial of service and integrity compromise in IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 arises from an out-of-bounds write (buffer overflow) reachable by a remote attacker. Per IBM's CVSS 3.1 vector the flaw is network-reachable with no privileges or user interaction, corrupting memory to crash affected services and tamper with data integrity (C:N/I:H/A:H). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low (0.32%), and the CISA SSVC framework records exploitation status as none.

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memory Corruption +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Denial-of-service in IBM i 7.3 through 7.6 allows an unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker to crash the ICMPv6 stack by sending a malformed Router Advertisement packet with an invalid prefix length. The underlying flaw is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) triggered by absent validation of the RA prefix length field, resulting in limited availability impact without confidentiality or integrity loss. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor patch is available.

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Denial of service in IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is exploitable remotely by unauthenticated network attackers via a buffer overflow (CWE-787, out-of-bounds write), degrading service availability without requiring credentials or user interaction. IBM has released a patch via their support portal. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 5.3 score reflects limited practical impact - no confidentiality or integrity compromise.

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memory Corruption +1
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