CVE-2026-102208
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: use-after-free
- Risk score
- 60/100
- CVSS
- 7.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: Red, act today. Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-102208: Use-after-free (CVSS 7.0 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-100202: Use-after-free (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-100222: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-100220: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 1%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
How it unfolded
- 23 Oct, Microsoft Security Response Center (official): CVE-2026-102208 Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Connects to
- Same weakness: Use-after-free (CWE-416). 398 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 10 1607 warnings. 324 in the last 90 days
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 7.0 high
- On your watchlist: windows server
- Named in a government or vendor bulletin
Government and vendor bulletins
References
Original description
Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Last activity 23 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.