CVE-2026-96934: microsoft windows_10_1607 Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-96934 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in microsoft windows_10_1607. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.