Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Connected User Experiences use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. This affects an unknown function of the component Connected User Experiences. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-68847. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Connected User Experiences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use after free in Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-68847 since 07/31/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
07/31/2026 CVE reserved09/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-68847 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400034
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/08/2026 20:01Changes: 09/08/2026 20:01 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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