Use-after-free in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-50369
Published: July 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138035
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50369
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to elevate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in Windows Remote Desktop Services when handling a remote connection and manipulating memory allocation size through integer overflow. A remote user can perform a remote connection to a vulnerable machine and manipulate the size of memory allocation to elevate privileges.
Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-50369
Install security update from vendor's website.